Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
1748 CE.
Shown on the map at 50.776°, 6.084°.
The 1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, sometimes called the Treaty of Aachen, ended the War of the Austrian Succession, following a congress assembled on 24 April 1748 at the Free Imperial City of Aachen. The two main antagonists in the war, Britain and France, opened peace talks in the Dutch city of Breda in 1746. Agreement was delayed by British hopes of improving their position; when this failed to occur, a draft treaty was agreed on 30 April 1748. A final version was signed on 18 October 1748 by Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic. The terms were then presented to the other belligerents, who could either accept them or continue the war on their own. Austria, Spain, and Sardinia had little choice but to comply, though the terms were favorable for Spain who took land from Austria in Italy, and in defeating the British invasion in South America, were able to renew a monopoly in the supply of slaves to Spanish America. The treaty largely failed to resolve the issues that caused the war, while most of the signatories were unhappy with the terms.
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