Editing Neo-Latin (section)

====Diplomacy and official status====
[[File:Frederick the Great- Letter to a Polish Official..webm|thumb|A reading of a letter from [[Frederick the Great]] to A Polish magnate, assuring him of his good intentions towards Poland. Poland continued to use Latin for official purposes through the century, and after its partition and absorption into Prussia and Russia.]] In the early 18th century, [[French language|French]] replaced Latin as the dominant diplomatic language, due to the commanding presence in Europe of the France of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]]. However, Latin continued to be preferred by some smaller nations such as Denmark and Sweden for some time.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Terrall |first=Mary |date=September 2017 |title=French in the Siècle des Lumières:A Universal Language? |journal= Isis|volume=108 |issue=3 |pages= 636–642|doi=10.1086/694162}}</ref>

Some of the last major international treaties to be written in Latin include the [[Treaty of Vienna (1738)|Treaty of Vienna]] in 1738 and the [[Treaty of Belgrade]] in 1739; after the [[War of the Austrian Succession]] (1740–48) international diplomacy was conducted predominantly in French. Some more minor trade treaties were written in Latin in 1737 and 1756 between Denmark and the [[Sublime Porte]].<ref>{{harvnb|Waquet|2001|pp=97–98}}</ref>

Latin retained a significant role in diplomatic correspondence beyond these dates. The Papacy, Holy Roman Empire, Sweden continued to prefer Latin for communications through the century. In any case, due to the need to consult prior historic agreements, Latin remained an important skill for diplomats and was provided for in their training.<ref>{{harvnb|Waquet|2001|pp=98–99}}</ref>

Prussia found Latin indispensable as late as 1798, for practical reasons in administering partitioned Poland from the 1770s onwards, where Latin remained the main administrative language.<ref>{{harvnb|Waquet|2001|p=96}}</ref> In central Europe, Latin retained an official status in Hungary and Croatia, as a neutral language.<ref>Sacré, Dirk; "Neo-Latin: the Twilight years"; in: {{harvnb|Ford|Bloemendal|Fantazzi|2014|pp=894-5}}</ref>