Treaty of Dover (1670)

E12299

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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Dover	4
Treaty of Dover (1670) canonical	4
Secret Treaty of Dover	1
Treaty of Dover (1670) secret alliance	1
Treaty of Dover negotiations	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	Treaty of Dover (1670) ⓘ surface form: 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	Treaty of Dover (1670) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: public treaty of 21 December 1670 Treaty of Dover (1670) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: secret treaty of 1 June 1670
historicalPeriod	Stuart period ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Jean-Baptiste Colbert de Croissy Sir Thomas Clifford ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Anglo-Dutch Wars ⓘ surface form: 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 (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Triple Alliance (1668) → endedBy → Treaty of Dover (1670) ⓘ

Franco-Dutch War → significantEvent → Treaty of Dover (1670) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Dover (1670) secret alliance

Treaty of Dover (1670) → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Dover (1670) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Secret Treaty of Dover

Treaty of Dover (1670) → hasPart → Treaty of Dover (1670) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: secret treaty of 1 June 1670

Treaty of Dover (1670) → hasPart → Treaty of Dover (1670) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: public treaty of 21 December 1670

Charles II of England → signed → Treaty of Dover (1670) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Dover

Henrietta of England, Duchess of Orléans → associatedWith → Treaty of Dover (1670) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Dover

Treaties of the Kingdom of France → hasPart → Treaty of Dover (1670) ⓘ

Court of Charles II of England → connectedTo → Treaty of Dover (1670) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Dover

Cabal ministry → significantEvent → Treaty of Dover (1670) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Dover

Stop of the Exchequer (1672) → relatedTo → Treaty of Dover (1670) ⓘ

Baron Arlington → notableEvent → Treaty of Dover (1670) ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington

Madame → notableFor → Treaty of Dover (1670) ⓘ

subject surface form: Henrietta of England, Duchess of Orléans

this entity surface form: Treaty of Dover negotiations