Treaty of Versailles (1768)
- Treaty of Versailles (1768)
The Treaty of Versailles was concluded on May 15 1768 at Versailles between the Republic of Genoa and France.
Genoa put Corsica in pledge to France.
Corsica was ruled by Genoa since 1284. In the 18th century Corsicans started to seek their independence. A German adventurer, Theodore von Neuhof became briefly King of Corsica in 1736, supported by the Dutch Republic and Great Britain, which already possessed Menorca and Gibraltar in the Mediterranean Sea. Genoa asked France to send troops. France occupied the Corsican harbours and fortresses to control the rebellious population, but also to prevent the island falling in British hands.
In the Treaty of Versailles Genoa had no option to put Corsica in pledge to France, to repay her debts. There was no chance that the Republic, which was in decline, could ever repay her debts to France. Even so, Genoa was not capable anymore to suppress the Corsican struggle for independence.
France remained in military control of the island, and until the French Revolution the island was considered the personal possession of the King of France.
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