Treaty of Brétigny
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The Treaty of Brétigny was a 1360 agreement between England and France that temporarily halted the Hundred Years' War by greatly expanding English territorial holdings in France in exchange for Edward III renouncing his claim to the French throne.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Brétigny canonical | 7 |
| Treaty of Brétigny (1360) | 3 |
| Treaty of Calais (1360) | 2 |
| Treaty of Brétigny–Calais | 1 |
| Truce of Calais | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1185487 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Brétigny Context triple: [Hundred Years' War, treaty, Treaty of Brétigny]
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A.
Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
The Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte was a 911 agreement between the Frankish king Charles the Simple and the Viking leader Rollo that granted Rollo land in what became Normandy in exchange for his conversion to Christianity and defense of the realm.
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B.
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis
The Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis was a 1559 peace agreement that ended the Italian Wars between France and Spain, reshaping control of territories in Italy and Western Europe.
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C.
Truce of Leulinghem
The Truce of Leulinghem was a 1389 armistice between England and France that brought a temporary halt to hostilities during the Hundred Years' War.
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D.
Treaty of the Pyrenees
The Treaty of the Pyrenees was a 1659 peace agreement between France and Spain that ended their long conflict during the Thirty Years’ War era and significantly redrew the border in favor of France.
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E.
Peace of Rueil
The Peace of Rueil was a 1649 treaty that temporarily ended the first phase of the Fronde civil wars in France by reconciling the royal government with the rebel nobles and Parisian Parlement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Brétigny Target entity description: The Treaty of Brétigny was a 1360 agreement between England and France that temporarily halted the Hundred Years' War by greatly expanding English territorial holdings in France in exchange for Edward III renouncing his claim to the French throne.
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A.
Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
The Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte was a 911 agreement between the Frankish king Charles the Simple and the Viking leader Rollo that granted Rollo land in what became Normandy in exchange for his conversion to Christianity and defense of the realm.
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B.
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis
The Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis was a 1559 peace agreement that ended the Italian Wars between France and Spain, reshaping control of territories in Italy and Western Europe.
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C.
Truce of Leulinghem
The Truce of Leulinghem was a 1389 armistice between England and France that brought a temporary halt to hostilities during the Hundred Years' War.
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D.
Treaty of the Pyrenees
The Treaty of the Pyrenees was a 1659 peace agreement between France and Spain that ended their long conflict during the Thirty Years’ War era and significantly redrew the border in favor of France.
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E.
Peace of Rueil
The Peace of Rueil was a 1649 treaty that temporarily ended the first phase of the Fronde civil wars in France by reconciling the royal government with the rebel nobles and Parisian Parlement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval treaty
ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Treaty of Brétigny
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surface form:
Treaty of Brétigny–Calais
|
| approximateRansomAmount | 3,000,000 écus ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1360 ⓘ |
| category |
14th-century treaty
ⓘ
Hundred Years' War peace settlement ⓘ |
| cededBy | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| cededTo | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| conflictAddressed | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| countrySignedIn | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1360-05-08 ⓘ |
| effectOnConflict | temporary truce in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Treaty of Brétigny
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Treaty of Calais (1360)
|
| historicalPeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| language |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| laterUnderminedBy | renewal of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| legalStatus | international treaty ⓘ |
| limited | French royal authority in southwestern France ⓘ |
| partOf | diplomatic history of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| placeSigned |
Brétigny
ⓘ
Brétigny-sur-Orge ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Poitiers ⓘ |
| providedFor |
expansion of English territorial holdings in France
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ransom payment for John II of France ⓘ release of John II of France from English captivity ⓘ renunciation of Edward III's claim to the French throne ⓘ |
| recognizedControlOf |
English sovereignty over Agenais
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English sovereignty over Aquitaine ⓘ English sovereignty over Bigorre ⓘ English sovereignty over Calais ⓘ English sovereignty over Gascony ⓘ English sovereignty over Limousin ⓘ English sovereignty over Poitou ⓘ English sovereignty over Ponthieu ⓘ English sovereignty over Quercy ⓘ English sovereignty over Rouergue ⓘ English sovereignty over Saintonge ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of Poitiers ⓘ |
| requiredAction | renunciation of claim to the French crown ⓘ |
| requiredFrom | Edward III of England ⓘ |
| resultedIn | temporary cessation of hostilities between England and France ⓘ |
| signatory |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| signedByRepresentativeOf |
Edward III of England
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John II of France ⓘ |
| strengthened | Plantagenet holdings in France ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1360 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of Brétigny Description of subject: The Treaty of Brétigny was a 1360 agreement between England and France that temporarily halted the Hundred Years' War by greatly expanding English territorial holdings in France in exchange for Edward III renouncing his claim to the French throne.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Brétigny (1360)
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Brétigny (1360)
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Calais (1360)
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Calais (1360)
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Brétigny–Calais
this entity surface form:
Truce of Calais
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Brétigny (1360)