# Treaty of Paris imposes occupation and indemnity (1815)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1815-treaty-of-paris-imposes-occupation-and-indemnity
Location: Paris

The second peace settlement reduced France to earlier borders and required payments and Allied occupation. Within the broader Consulate & Napoleonic Empire period, Napoleon consolidated many revolutionary reforms while concentrating power, building an empire and waging continental war. French institutions and armies reshaped Europe before military defeat restored the Bourbons. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Louis XVIII (King of France). Treaty of Paris imposes occupation and indemnity mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Treaty of Paris imposes occupation and indemnity mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems.

Ruler at the time: [Louis XVIII](https://history-france.com/rulers/louis-xviii-1815)

## Sources
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