It was signed by the Sardinian Chief Minister the Marquis D'Ormea and the Austrian envoy Count Schulenburg.
Following the outbreak of the War of the Austrian Succession and the attack on Austria by a coalition of states including France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony - their possessions in Italy began to look vulnerable.
Spain had ambitions in the area, driven by Elisabeth Farnese who wished to secure Italian kingdoms for her sons.
Sardinian attempts to remain neutral were undermined by apparent Spanish threat's to their independence.
After a large Spanish force was shipped across the Mediterranean and was poised for offensive operations in Italy, Sardinia moved towards concluding agreements with both the British and Austrians.