Versailles
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a city in N central France, near Paris: site of an elaborate royal residence built for Louis XIV; seat of the French kings (1682–1789). Pop: 85 726 (1999)
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the treaty of 1919 imposed upon Germany by the Allies (except for the US and the Soviet Union): the most important of the five peace treaties that concluded World War I
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another name for (the Treaty of) Paris of 1783 See Paris 1
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The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, officially ended World War I.
It is the site of the Palace of Versailles, which was built by King Louis xiv in the seventeenth century and was the royal residence for over one hundred years.
The French Revolution began in Versailles, when mobs stormed the palace.
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But the choice of venue inevitably invited comparisons between the one-and-a-half page agreement and the extremely lengthy Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919 at the end of World War One.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
“It’s absolutely dreadful,” said Wilfrid Sammut, an emergency room doctor in Versailles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
President Donald Trump signed two days early at Versailles, near Paris, on Wednesday, the U.S. and Iran will extend their existing cease-fire arrangement for 60 days.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
The president put his signature to a so-called memorandum of understanding late Wednesday in Versailles that will start the clock on 60 days of peace talks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
The Treaty of Versailles forced the German people to accept full responsibility for starting the war.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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