Treaty of Seville
Europe [1729]
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Harrington
- In William Stanhope, 1st earl of Harrington
…successfully negotiating in 1729 the Treaty of Seville (Sevilla), which settled disputes between England and Spain, he was named secretary of state for the northern department by Sir Robert Walpole in May 1730. Although Harrington had the backing of George II, he was nonetheless unsuccessful in 1733 in persuading Walpole…
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Walpole
- In Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford: The long ascendancy of Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford
…to negotiate he secured the Treaty of Seville (Sevilla) in 1729. This was followed by a general settlement in 1731 at the Treaty of Vienna. When war broke out on the Continent in 1733 over the question of the succession to the Polish throne, Walpole had to use all his…
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