Treaty of Conflans

The Treaty of Conflans (or the Peace of Conflans) was signed on 5 October 1465 between King Louis XI of France and Count Charles of Charolais.[1] This treaty was signed months after the Battle of Montlhéry (13 July 1465), where the French dukes of Alençon, Burgundy, Berry, Bourbon and Lorraine fought King Louis to a standstill.[2]

Details

The dukes forced King Louis to sign the agreement,[3] which officially ended the League of the Public Weal. Based on the terms of the treaty, Normandy was restored to the Duke of Berry[3] and Burgundy reclaimed the Somme towns, Boulogne and Ponthieu.[1] The treaty confirmed female inheritance for Macon, Auxerre, Bar-sur-Seine, Boulogne, and the Somme.[3]

Aftermath

Months later, King Louis declared to the Parlement at Paris that the treaties of Conflans and Saint Maur were null and void, having been signed under duress.[4] Consequently, Louis would attempt to avoid the treaty, as well as to split the French dukes by diplomatic means.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Potter 1993, p. 31.
  2. ^ Bradbury 2004, p. 203.
  3. ^ a b c Saenger 1977, p. 8.
  4. ^ Saenger 1977, p. 9.
  5. ^ Potter 1993, p. 32.

Sources

  • Bradbury, Jim (2004). The Routledge Companion to Medieval Warfare. Routledge.
  • Potter, David (1993). War and Government in the French Provinces, Picardy 1470-1560. Cambridge University Press.
  • Saenger, Paul (Spring 1977). "Burgundy and the Inalienability of Appanages in the Reign of Louis XI". French Historical Studies. 10 (1): 1–26. doi:10.2307/286114. JSTOR 286114.

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