Treaty of Dover (1670)

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bilateral treaty secret treaty treaty

The Treaty of Dover (1670) was a secret agreement between England’s Charles II and France’s Louis XIV in which Charles pledged support for French policies (including war against the Dutch and a covert move toward Catholicism) in exchange for substantial subsidies.

Aliases (5)

Treaty of Dover ×2
Secret Treaty of Dover ×1
Treaty of Dover (1670) secret alliance ×1
public treaty of 21 December 1670 ×1
secret treaty of 1 June 1670 ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty → secret treaty → treaty →
alsoKnownAs	Secret Treaty of Dover →
confidentiality	kept secret from most English ministers → not disclosed to the English Parliament at the time →
containsSecretClause	French promise to pay subsidies to Charles II → agreement on joint war against the Dutch Republic → commitment by Charles II to announce his conversion to Roman Catholicism → promise of French military support if Charles II faced domestic opposition →
countrySignatory	Kingdom of England → Kingdom of France →
dateSigned	1670-06-01 →
followedBy	public Anglo-French treaty of 1672 →
hasPart	public treaty of 21 December 1670 → secret treaty of 1 June 1670 →
historicalPeriod	Restoration England → reign of Louis XIV →
ideologicalContext	absolutism of Louis XIV → restoration monarchy of Charles II →
inceptionYear	1670 →
language	English → French →
negotiatedBy	Armand de Bourbon, Prince de Conti → Henrietta of England, Duchess of Orléans → Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington → Jean-Baptiste Colbert de Croissy → Thomas Clifford →
opposedBy	Dutch Republic →
placeSigned	Dover → Kent → Kingdom of England →
politicalEffect	contributed to anti-French and anti-Catholic sentiment in England → deepened suspicion of Catholic influence at the English court → strengthened royal prerogative of Charles II through foreign subsidies →
purpose	Anglo-French alliance against the Dutch Republic → to coordinate war against the Dutch Republic → to promote Catholic interests in England → to secure French subsidies for Charles II →
relatedConflict	Franco-Dutch War → Third Anglo-Dutch War →
religiousAspect	commitment to favor Roman Catholicism in England → planned public declaration of Charles II’s Catholic faith →
signatory	Charles II of England → Louis XIV of France →
stipulatedSubsidy	2 million livres tournois per year → additional lump-sum payment upon public conversion of Charles II →
topic	Anglo-French relations → English foreign policy in the 17th century → religion and politics in Stuart England →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Treaties of the Kingdom of France → Treaty of Dover (1670) ("secret treaty of 1 June 1670") → Treaty of Dover (1670) ("public treaty of 21 December 1670") →	hasPart
Treaty of Dover (1670) ("Secret Treaty of Dover") →	alsoKnownAs
Henrietta of England, Duchess of Orléans ("Treaty of Dover") →	associatedWith
Triple Alliance (1668) →	endedBy
Charles II of England ("Treaty of Dover") →	signed
Franco-Dutch War ("Treaty of Dover (1670) secret alliance") →	significantEvent