Treaty of Zonhoven

The Treaty of Zonhoven was signed in Zonhoven on November 18, 1833 between representatives of Holland and Belgium. The accord altered an agreement made during the Convention of London (May 21, 1833) whereby navigation of the Scheldt River and the Meuse River would remain free and open. However, the convention did not establish a definitive treaty and Belgium owed dues to Holland for its use of the Scheldt River. As a result, the Treaty of Zonhoven established special regulations over the use of the Meuse River by the signatories. [Ward and Prothero, p. 543. "By the Convention of London (May 21, 1833) it was agreed, that pending the drawing up of a definitive treaty, there should be no renewal of hostilities with Belgium, and that navigation on the Scheldt and Meuse should be entirely free and open." [King] "William" [of Holland] ", however, obstinately refused to recognize the independence of Belgium under the conditions of the 24 Articles; and the Convention of London was really nothing more than a maintenance of the status quo, Belgium remaining as before in possession of Luxembourg (except the fortress) and of Limburg without Maestricht. The navigation of the Scheldt was still subject to dues paid to Holland, while that of the Meuse was regulated by a special convention signed at Zonhoven in Limburg, November 18, 1833."] Overall, the accord helped to re-establish bilateral relations between Holland and Belgium.

References

ee also

*List of treaties

ource

*Adolphus William Ward and George Walter Prothero. "The Cambridge Modern History". Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1907.