Convention of 1800
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The Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine, was signed on September 30, 1800, by the United States and France. The difference in name was due to congressional sensitivity at ent
The signing of the Convention at Mortefontaine, September 30, 1800
Portrait of Talleyrand by François Gérard. The French Foreign Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Caribbean sugar plantation, 1823; French economic objectives in North America were a key motive in negotiating the Convention
Joseph Bonaparte
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Joseph Bonaparte, regnal name José I, was a French statesman, lawyer, diplomat and older brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1806, Napoleon made him King of Naples, and then King of Spain and the Indies
Convention of 1800
…Commerce Signed 30 September 1800 (1800-09-30) Location Mortefontaine, France Effective 21 December 1801 (1801-12-21) Expiration Eight years Signatories Joseph Bonaparte; Claret de Fleurieu; Pierre Louis Roederer Oliver Ellsworth; William Richardson Davie; William Vans Murray Parties France United States Languages French…
Portrait of Joseph Bonaparte (1808)
Portrait of Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples by Jean-Baptiste Wicar
Julie Clary, Queen of Naples, with her daughter Zenaïde Bonaparte in 1807, by Robert Lefèvre
Portrait by Joseph Flaugier, c. 1809