Treaty of Paris (1856)

Treaty of Paris
	Edouard Louis Dubufe, Congrès de Paris, 1856, Palace of Versailles.
Type	Multilateral Treaty
Signed	30 March 1856
Location	Paris, France
Original; signatories	Austria; France; Prussia; United Kingdom; Sardinia; Ottoman Empire; Russia;
Ratifiers	France, United Kingdom, Ottoman Empire, Sardinia, Prussia, Austria, Russian Empire
Language	French

The Treaty of Paris of 1856 brought an end to the Crimean War between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the United Kingdom, the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia.^[1]^[2]

The treaty, signed on 30 March 1856 at the Congress of Paris, made the Black Sea neutral territory, closing it to all warships and prohibiting fortifications and the presence of armaments on its shores.

The treaty diminished Russian influence in the region. Conditions for the return of Sevastopol and other towns and cities in the south of Crimea to Russia were severe since no naval or military arsenal could be established by Russia on the coast of the Black Sea.

^ ^a ^b Hertslet, Edward (1875). "General treaty between Great Britain, Austria, France, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia and Turkey, signed at Paris on 30th March 1856". The Map of Europe by Treaty showing the various political and territorial changes which have taken place since the general peace of 1814, with numerous maps and notes. Vol. 2. London: Butterworth. pp. 1250–1265.
^ ^a ^b Albin, Pierre (1912). "Acte General Du Congres de Paris, 30 Mars 1856". Les Grands Traités Politiques: Recueil des Principaux Textes Diplomatiques Depuis 1815 Jusqu'à nos Jours avec des Notices Historiques et des Notes. Paris: Librairie Félix Alcan. pp. 170–180.

[:2-1] Hertslet, Edward (1875). "General treaty between Great Britain, Austria, France, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia and Turkey, signed at Paris on 30th March 1856". The Map of Europe by Treaty showing the various political and territorial changes which have taken place since the general peace of 1814, with numerous maps and notes. Vol. 2. London: Butterworth. pp. 1250–1265.

[:3-2] Albin, Pierre (1912). "Acte General Du Congres de Paris, 30 Mars 1856". Les Grands Traités Politiques: Recueil des Principaux Textes Diplomatiques Depuis 1815 Jusqu'à nos Jours avec des Notices Historiques et des Notes. Paris: Librairie Félix Alcan. pp. 170–180.

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Edouard Louis Dubufe, Congrès de Paris, 1856, Palace of Versailles.
Type	Multilateral Treaty
Signed	30 March 1856 (1856-03-30)
Location	Paris, France
Original signatories	Austria France Prussia United Kingdom Sardinia Ottoman Empire Russia^[1]^[2]
Ratifiers	France, United Kingdom, Ottoman Empire, Sardinia, Prussia, Austria, Russian Empire
Language	French