Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Peace of Utrecht


Related Topics

In the News (Fri 4 Dec 09)

  
  Utrecht - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Utrecht, city in the central Netherlands, capital of Utrecht Province, located where the Kromme Rijn divides to form the Oude Rijn and Vecht rivers...
Utrecht, Peace of, collective name for several treaties concluded at Utrecht in the Netherlands between 1713 and 1714 which ended the...
Utrecht, Union of, anti-Spanish alliance formed by a treaty between all of the northern and some of the southern Low Countries in 1579.
ca.encarta.msn.com /Utrecht.html   (85 words)

  
 Peace - LoveToKnow 1911
The word is also used as an abridgment for a treaty of peace, in such cases as the Peace of Utrecht (1713) and the Peace of Amiens (1802).
Foremost among standing peace agreements are, of course, the International Hague Conventions relating directly to peace, agreements which have not only created a special peace jurisdiction for the settlement of international difficulties by judicial methods but also a written law to apply within the scope of this jurisdiction.
Ultimate peace is uniformly proclaimed by every dictator at home, by every conqueror abroad, as the goal to which he is directing his efforts.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Peace   (10978 words)

  
 Treaty of Utrecht - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Treaty of Utrecht (more properly the Peace of Utrecht) was a series of individual peace treaties signed in the Dutch city of Utrecht in March and April, 1713.
Following this, a congress opened at Utrecht on January 29, 1712, with the British representatives being John Robinson (the Bishop of Bristol), and Thomas Wentworth (the Earl of Strafford).
After the signing of the Utrecht treaties the French continued to be at war with Emperor Charles VI and with the Holy Roman Empire itself until 1714, when hostilities were ended with the Treaty of Rastatt and the Treaty of Baden.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Treaty_of_Utrecht_(1713)   (1139 words)

  
 History Of The Netherlands - Ch. 20
The fact was that the peace of Nimeguen had disjointed the great confederacy which William had so successfully brought about; and the various powers were laid utterly prostrate at the feet of the imperious Louis, who for a while held the destinies of Europe in his hands.
The peace was not definitively signed until the 11th of April, 1713; and France obtained far better conditions than those which were refused her a few years previously.
From The Peace Of Munster To The Peace Of Nimeguen
www.oldandsold.com /articles36/netherlands-20.shtml   (4062 words)

  
 Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.1, Entry 107, BALANCE OF POWER: Library of Economics and Liberty
The former brought peace to Germany and the north, the latter to the south.
The differences between the treaties of Westphalia and those of Utrecht, both in the personnel of the contracting parties, and in the object of the stipulations, are noteworthy.
At the peace of Utrecht, Sweden figured no longer, it was England that lead in the negotiations, and it was under the preponderant guarantee of this power, now placed on a level with France and Austria in the balance of Europe, that the new equilibrium was established.
www.econlib.org /library/YPDBooks/Lalor/llCy107.html   (4623 words)

  
 Utrecht, Netherlands, Pictures
Utrecht, city in the central Netherlands, capital of Utrecht Province, located where the Kromme Rijn divides to form the Oude Rijn and Vecht rivers (branches of the Lower Rhine River).
Utrecht is the site of the State University of Utrecht (1636), the Utrecht Conservatory (1947), and the State Archives of Utrecht (1843).
These treaties were collectively known as the Peace of Utrecht and brought the War of the Spanish Succession to a close.
www.greatestcities.com /Europe/Netherlands/Utrecht_city.html   (213 words)

  
 Peace of utrecht, utrecht hotel, utrecht san francisco (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.csres.utexas.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It was at Utrecht that the treaties collectively known as the Peace of Utrechtwere signed between 1713 and 1715, putting an end to peace of utrecht.
Peace treaty: Peace of Utrecht (1713-14), consisting of the Treaty ofUtrecht (1713), Treaty of Rastatt (1714), and Treaty of Baden (1714).
Anne's private treaty with Louis XIV.; this treaty led to the Peace of Utrecht;this Peace of Utrecht established Philip V peace of utrecht.
www.hokkaidoinfo.net.cob-web.org:8888 /utrecht/peace_of_utrecht.html   (342 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for utrecht
Scorel, Jan van, 1495-1562, Dutch portrait and religious painter, influenced by Gossaert in Utrecht and by Dürer in Nuremberg.
Utrecht) named Adrian Florensz; successor of Leo X. He taught at Louvain and was tutor of the young prince, later Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
While studying theology at Utrecht, he became a friend of William of Orange (later William III of England).
www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Utrecht   (625 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Utrecht, city, Netherlands (Benelux Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Utrecht was founded by the Romans as Trajectum ad Rhenum [Lat.,=ford of the Rhine].
The bishops of Utrecht, as princes of the Holy Roman Empire, later ruled the area around the city and the lordship (now province) of Overijssel.
Utrecht is the site of a 14th-century cathedral and a famous university (founded 1636) with a quaint old campus and vibrant new one.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/U/Utrecht.html   (301 words)

  
 History Of The Netherlands - Ch. 21
From The Peace Of Utrecht To The Incorporation Of Belgium With The French Republic
While the discontents of the Austrian Netherlands on the subject of the treaty of the Barrier were in debate, the quadruple alliance was formed between Holland, England, France and the emperor, for reciprocal aid against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
The peace of 1784 terminated this short, but, to Holland, fatal war; the two latter years of which had been, in the petty warfare of privateering, most disastrous to the commerce of the republic.
www.oldandsold.com /articles36/netherlands-21.shtml   (4258 words)

  
 The history of Utrecht
The bishop of Utrecht quarreled often with the counts of Holland and Guelders.
The Union of Utrecht on religious tolerance was signed in 1579 in the cathedral chapter hall.
Montforts, Romeins Utrecht (Utrecht 1995)- Utrecht and the Romans
home.hetnet.nl /~otto.vervaart/utrecht/utrecht_history.htm   (2785 words)

  
 TREATY OF UTRECHT - Online Information article about TREATY OF UTRECHT
Other treaties were signed at Utrecht between Spain and the allies, Philip now concluding these as the recognized and lawful king of Spain.
Baden, where, on the 7th of September 1714, the treaty of Baden, the last of the treaties included in the general peace of Utrecht, was signed.
text of the treaty of Utrecht is published as the Actes, memoires et autres pieces authentiques concernant la paix d' Utrecht Utrecht, 171.4—1715) ; and by C.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /TUM_VAN/UTRECHT_TREATY_OF.html   (2076 words)

  
 Paradox Interactive Forums - Treaties - Peace, Claims and Guarantees
When peace is concluded it should be given a name e.g.
About random wars and peaces (name of that) it can be done by where was the greatest battle on map (for example in prov.
One other thing I'd like to be able to do in peace, is demand the right to send missionaries to provinces in the loser's country, a right he could revoke after 5 years, but then giving me a CB.
www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?t=233192   (2404 words)

  
 The Treaty of Utrecht
The Treaty of Utrecht, also called the Peace of Utrecht, ended hostilities between Britain and France both in Europe and in America.
The Utrecht agreement defined who owned portions of Canada, including Acadia, the Maritimes and Hudson Bay and eased the tension between the two countries.
Although, the treaty provided three decades of peace between the English and the French, it did not end the fight over territory in North America.
www.porttoulouse.com /html/the_treaty_of_utrecht.html   (571 words)

  
 Greene, Provincial America, 1690-1740. Ch. X.
Of great significance for America are the provisions of the peace of Utrecht which mark the advance of England as a maritime power.
Her position in the Mediterranean was strengthened by the acquisition of Port Mahon, in Minorca, and the fortress of Gibraltar, captured in 1704.
The year of the general peace was marked also by the end of a serious Indian disturbance in North Carolina, the so-called Tuscarora war, which required the co-operation of the neighboring colonies and for a time caused some uneasiness so far north as New York.
www.dinsdoc.com /greene-3-10.htm   (2065 words)

  
 Peace of Utrecht - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Peace of Utrecht - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Under Spanish domination the Italian states enjoyed a period of relative internal peace, in part because they directed their energies primarily...
In 1430 the duchy, as well as the territories known historically as the Low Countries and, between 1549 and 1795, as the Spanish (and later...
encarta.msn.com /Peace_of_Utrecht.html   (110 words)

  
 The Idea of a Democratic Zone of Peace
At the Utrecht peace conference was one Abbé de Saint-Pierre, a secretary to the French delegation.
In that sense, the notion of peaceable republics was not disproved.
Whether peace between democracies can be guaranteed in the event of a severe economic downturn, resource shortage, a new territorial dispute, or the rise of new superpowers remains to be seen.
www.internationalorder.org /idea.html   (8833 words)

  
 Utrecht, Peace of - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
UTRECHT, PEACE OF [Utrecht, Peace of] series of treaties that concluded the War of the Spanish Succession.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Utrecht, Peace of" at HighBeam.
Philippine government negotiator sees no early resumption of peace talks with communist rebels
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-utrechtpc.html   (485 words)

  
 Canadian Literary Archives - Alice Munro Biocritical
In the Summer of 1959, Munro wrote "The Peace of Utrecht", which she sees as a major turning-point in her career: "It was the first story I absolutely had to write and wasn't writing to see if I could write that kind of a story" (Struthers interview).
Though none of Munro's stories are without interest, the line she draws at "The Peace of Utrecht" does seem to divide well crafted but slight stories from those which demanded greater resources of feeling and understanding.
"The Peace of Utrecht", one of Munro's best stories of family bonds and bondage, had as its starting point the author's own experience of being offered her mother's clothes by her aunt and grandmother.
www.ucalgary.ca /lib-old/SpecColl/munrobioc.htm   (6430 words)

  
 History - Gibraltar - Europe
Nine years later the acquisition was formalized by the Peace of Utrecht.
In February 1783 the signing of peace preliminaries ended the siege.
When Britain gave almost complete control over internal affairs to the dependency in 1964, Spain contended that under terms of the Peace of Utrecht it should acquire sovereignty over Gibraltar.
www.countriesquest.com /europe/gibraltar/history.htm   (532 words)

  
 Unit Two: 1763-1783
Peace of Utrecht: Treaty that ended Queen Anne's War in 1713.
The treaty also introduced a period of peace in which the American colonists experienced growth economically and politically.
Congress was divided into two main factions: the delegates that were ready to go to war and declare independence, and those that weren’t ready to go that far.
www.course-notes.org /unitnotes/unit2.htm   (7407 words)

  
 Columbia Encyclopedia- Elizabeth Farnese - AOL Research & Learn
Soon after her marriage (1714), arranged by Cardinal Alberoni and the princesse des Ursins, she gained a strong influence over her weak husband and for some time, at first with Alberoni, virtually ruled Spain, though after 1743, Ensenada was the chief power in government.
Her ambition to recoup Spanish losses incurred at the Peace of Utrecht and to secure Italian thrones for her children plunged Spain into several wars.
As a result of a Spanish attack on Naples during the War of the Polish Succession, her son Carlos (later Charles III of Spain) became king of Naples and Sicily in 1734.
reference.aol.com /columbia/_a/elizabeth-farnese/20051206000409990017   (187 words)

  
 Breakdown of the Peace, 18 May 1803
If Great Britain had pursued this policy, the few intervals of peace she had had would never have taken place, and the last century would have presented one uninterrupted state of war; but we had from time to time, and, as he thought, prudently, been content to take probable security for the continuance of peace.
It was, indeed, a feeling of bitterness and animosity, which tended in a great measure to undo the good effects of peace, and prepare the minds of the people in both countries for the renewal of the war.
This was not only speaking but acting as if we were in a state of profound peace, for he would not suppose that ministers could be weak enough to give those orders when they had any real apprehension that the peace could not be maintained.
www.utc.edu /Faculty/Anthony-Steinhoff/317/FoxAmiens.html   (7995 words)

  
 §29. Earl Stanhope. II. Historians, Biographers and Political Orators. Vol. 14. The Victorian Age, Part Two. The ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He enjoyed rare opportunities, of which his readers had the full benefit, of access to unpublished sources; and although, as his Miscellanies attest, full of curiosity as to points of detail, he never lost himself in minutiae, or let slip the main threads of his narrative.
In 1870, earl Stanhope added a beginning or introduction to his History, entitled The reign of Queen Anne up to the Peace of Utrecht.
Though it served its turn, it could not but seem a meagre performance to readers whose favorites, both in historical composition and in fiction, had, with brilliant success, illustrated this particular era of English political, literary and social history.
www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/224/0229.html   (418 words)

  
 Spain Cedes Sicily to Count of Savoy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The long debilitating War of Spanish Succession ended with the Peace of Utrecht in 1713.
The resulting treaty of Utrecht addressed the balance-of-power issues that had precipitated the war, but it also provided for a variety of territorial realignments--a sort of zero-sum game with principalities exchanged like poker chips.
Charles III's descendants remained on the throne of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in a continuous line--interrupted only temporarily by Napoleon's period of occupation and the republican uprisings of 1848--until their overthrow by Garibaldi on behalf of the Kingdom of Savoy in 1860.
www.boglewood.com /sicily/utrecht.html   (250 words)

  
 middle east peace process - Books, journals, articles @ The Questia Online Library
Democratization, regional peace, and the Middle East As the UN Development...Democratization in the Middle East: Quandaries of the Peace Process, Journal of...
The Barriers to Peace: With the Middle East Peace Process in Tatters and Relations between Palestinians and Israelis at an All Time Low, Michael Keating, Who Recently Worked in the Region for the United Nations, Examines the History of the Conflict and Highlights the Role Extremists Are Playing in Undermining Hopes for Peace
The suggestion...the Arab-Israeli peace process, received with...neglect of the peace process and its relegation of the Middle East to the bottom...
www.questia.com /search/middle-east-peace-process   (1905 words)

  
 War of Spanish Succession Erupts in Europe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The powers allied against France quickly realized that the goal they had been fighting, namely, to place Archduke Charles on the throne of Spain, was no longer acceptable; a unification of Austria and Spain was every bit as dangerous as a unification of France and Spain.
A peace conference was assembled the following year at Utrecht, and a complex resolution of the dispute was hammered out.
A key element of treaty that emerged was an agreement that Duke Philip of Anjou would retain the Spanish crown that he held as King Philip V, but subject to the condition that Spain and France would never be united.
www.boglewood.com /sicily/succession.html   (416 words)

  
 Utrecht All informations and more peace of utrecht   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Utrecht, Peace of (The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition)...
The Peace of Utrecht in 1713 brought the perpetual struggles on the European
Utrecht, Peace of, series of treaties that concluded the War of the Spanish
www.edorefsite.com /utrecht-tourism/peace_of_utrecht.htm   (239 words)

  
 Utrecht, jaarbeurs utrecht, peace of utrecht (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.csres.utexas.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Utrecht Festival aan de Werf - Utrecht, jaarbeurs utrecht, peace of utrecht..
Located right in the middle of Holland, Utrecht is a public transportation hub, a large education center, a historical landmark and Party Central utrecht..
The Utrecht Network started off as a small group that was active in student utrecht.
www.searchsichuan.com.cob-web.org:8888 /utrecht.html   (257 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.