The Treaty of Paris was a treaty signed in Paris on January 21, 1718, between the

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of the Kingdom of France, Philip of Orléans, and his brother-in-law, the Duke of

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and

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, Leopold I. The treaty transferred ownership of lands and municipalities in

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and

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. Under Article 2, Leopold ceded the five villages Ensdorf, Beaumarais, Fraulautern, Lisdorf, and Roden and the city of

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in the district of Saarland to France. Under Article 3, Philip of Orléans appointed Leopold as the

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while affirming control of the town of Longwy. Under Article 10, five previously undivided

villages were divided between the signatories.

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, Jonville, and Vilcey went to France while

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and

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went to Léopold. Under Article 11, Leopold sold

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for the castle of Bauzemont. Under Article 13, France gave Leopold the castle of

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