Franco–Swedish Treaty

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Franco–Swedish Treaty (1738)
TypeAmity treaty
SignedDecember 1738
Parties

The Franco–Swedish Treaty (1738) was a treaty of amity signed between France and Sweden.

Stipulations[edit]

  • Sweden promises not to conclude any alliance without first notifying France.[1][2]
  • In addition to paying a subsidy of 90,000,[3] France pays 200,000 livres referred to as pensions and gratuities for Swedish ministers in French sources.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Black, Jeremy (3 April 2013). From Louis XIV to Napoleon: The Fate of a Great Power. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-35765-8.
  2. ^ Roberts, Michael (10 November 1980). British Diplomacy and Swedish Politics, 1758-1773. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-5859-6.
  3. ^ Salmon, Thomas (1757). "A New Geographical and Historical Grammar ... The fifth edition, etc. [With maps.]".
  4. ^ Norrhem, Svante (9 March 2020). Mercenary Swedes: French Subsidies to Sweden 1631–1796. Nordic Academic Press, Sweden. ISBN 978-91-88661-83-8.