French Intermediary at Peace Congress of Westphalia
The article is devoted to the mediation of French diplomats d’Avaux and Servien on the solution of the Pomeranian issue at the Congress of Westphalia. At the talks, Sweden demanded it self West Pomerania and part of the east with the consent of the Elector of Brandenburg, or all of Pomerania - without his consent. In the latter case, the emperor and the Empire were to guarantee the legality of the transfer of all of Pomerania to Sweden without the consent of Brandenburg. The Elector owned this province, so he did not agree to these options. The Swedes demanded Pomerania to compensate for their military expenses. France was interested in signing peace with the emperor. Servien was sent to The Hague to resolve the dispute, and d’Avaux to Osnabrtick. Servien negotiated with the Princess of Orange and the Elector. During the negotiations, the French ambassador argued the need for a compromise between Sweden and Brandenburg and the inadmissibility of creating a new coalition, possibly under the auspices of Spain, to continue the war. But, the main role in the negotiations was played by d’Avaux. Significant assistance in this was provided by Dutch diplomats. D’Avaux secured support from the Elector for the first option. However, the Swedes already wanted to join the whole of Pomerania. D’Avaux persuaded the Swedish colleagues to return to the first option. He strongly opposed file division of church possessions between Protestant states. Swedish diplomats were demanding negotiations, pushing more and more new conditions, demanding new territories (Golnau) and compensation. As a result, it was possible to impose territorial and territorial compensation on the emperor. In exchange for the lost West Pomerania, the Elector received other territories. As a result of negotiations in February 1647, the Swedish-Brandenburg and Swedish-Imperial preliminary agreements were concluded, which generally resolved the Pomeranian question