1785 treaty between the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire
The Treaty of Fontainebleau was signed on November 8, 1785 in
Fontainebleau between
Holy Roman EmperorJoseph II, ruler of the
Habsburg monarchy, and the States-General of the
United Provinces. Based on the terms of the accord, the United Provinces could maintain sovereignty over the
Scheldt Estuary but had to provide several concessions to the Habsburgs, including the payment of ten million
Dutchflorins and the dismemberment of certain military fortifications. Overall, the treaty confirmed and reinforced the tenets of the
Treaty of Münster.[1]
^Van Panhuys, H.F. International Law in the Netherlands. BRILL, 1978,
ISBN90-286-0108-2, p. 250. "The Treaty of Fontainebleau was concluded on 8 November 1785 between the Emperor of Austria and the United Provinces. It is true that according to this Treaty several concessions were made by the United Provinces, such as the dismantlement of certain fortifications and the payment of ten million Dutch florins - Florins Argent courant de Hollande - but the sovereignty of the United Provinces over the Scheldt Estuary and the closing of the Scheldt were reaffirmed, in accordance with the Treaty of Münster".