1861 Treaty

Franco-Monegasque treaty

Name: Franco-Monegasque treaty
Start: 1861

Monaco cedes Menton and Roquebrune and sees its independence recognised.

Meanwhile, elsewhere

Within twenty-five years of 1861 — the context national timelines leave out.

2 years later Founding of the Red Cross Switzerland
13 years earlier Federal Constitution Switzerland
16 years earlier The Great Famine Ireland
same year Italian unification Italy
2 years earlier Union of the principalities Romania
3 years later Ban on the Lithuanian press Lithuania
6 years later Treaty of London Luxembourg
6 years later Austro-Hungarian Compromise Hungary

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Which long period

Periods overlap: they are landmarks, not boxes.

Concert of Europe 1815 – 1914 A century without general war, and the empires preparing one.

Countries involved

Monaco

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What was written of it

Before 1914, the earth belonged to all. Everyone went where they wished and stayed as long as they pleased. There were no permits and no authorisations.

Stefan Zweig 1942

The World of Yesterday. Memoirs of a European

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