Barrier Treaty

E528725

The Barrier Treaty was an early 18th-century agreement that allowed the Dutch Republic to garrison fortresses in the Austrian Netherlands as a defensive buffer against French expansion.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Barrier Treaty canonical 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century treaty
international treaty
aimedAt containing French military power in Western Europe
strengthening Dutch defensive position
appliesToTerritory Austrian Netherlands NERFINISHED
Southern Netherlands NERFINISHED
concerns allocation of garrison costs
control of barrier fortresses along the French border
military occupation of fortresses
diplomaticStatus multilateral agreement
geopoliticalRegion Low Countries NERFINISHED
Western Europe NERFINISHED
grantedRightTo Dutch Republic garrisons in frontier fortresses
hasEffect increased Dutch influence in the Austrian Netherlands
limitation of French access to the Low Countries
obligations on Austria to maintain barrier fortresses
hasPart First Barrier Treaty NERFINISHED
Second Barrier Treaty NERFINISHED
Third Barrier Treaty NERFINISHED
historicalContext War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED
post-War of the Spanish Succession settlement
involves Austria NERFINISHED
Dutch Republic NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Great Britain NERFINISHED
Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
French
Latin
legalForm public international law treaty
militaryFunction forward defense line for the Dutch Republic
opposedBy France NERFINISHED
partOf European balance of power system
primaryPurpose to allow the Dutch Republic to garrison fortresses in the Austrian Netherlands
to create a defensive buffer against French expansion
relatedTo Treaty of Baden (1714) NERFINISHED
Treaty of Rastatt NERFINISHED
Treaty of Utrecht NERFINISHED
securityFunction buffer zone against French expansion
subjectHasRole Austria as sovereign of the Austrian Netherlands
Dutch Republic as guarantor of frontier defense
Great Britain as guarantor and mediator
timePeriod early 18th century

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flanders campaign relatedTo Barrier Treaty