Ferdinand VII of Spain has been detained…

December 1813 CE

Ferdinand VII of Spain has been detained by the French at Valençay since his abdication in 1808, expressly to overthrow the Constitution of Cádiz. 

A beleaguered and desperate Napoleon, recognizing the impossibility of retaining his hold on Spain after his crushing defeat at Leipzig in October, agrees to a separate peace with Spain on December 11 by the Treaty of Valençay, under which he will release and recognize Ferdinand as King of Spain in exchange for a complete cessation of hostilities.

The Spanish have no intention of trusting Napoleon, however, and the fighting continues on into France.

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