Treaty of Paris - Definition and Overview

There are several treaties that have taken place in Paris:

• Treaty of Paris (1259) - between Henry III of England and Louis IX of France
• Treaty of Paris (1763) - ended Seven Years' War
• Treaty of Paris (1783) - ended American Revolutionary War
• Treaty of Paris (1810) - ended war between France and Sweden
• Treaty of Paris (1814) - ended war between France and the Sixth Coalition
• Treaty of Paris (1815) - followed defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo
• Treaty of Paris (1856) or Congress of Paris - signed March 30 - ended Crimean War
• Treaty of Paris (1898) - ended Spanish-American War
• Treaty of Paris (1920) - united Bessarabia and Romania
• Treaty of Paris (1951) - established European Coal and Steel Community

A number of other treaties have been signed in or near to Paris notably after World War I and World War II, including the Paris Peace Treaties, 1947 and the Paris Peace Accords of the Vietnam War.