Treaty of Edinburgh

E188675

international agreement peace treaty

The Treaty of Edinburgh was a 1560 agreement that ended French military intervention in Scotland and effectively secured Protestant reform and greater English influence in Scottish affairs.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Edinburgh (1560)	6
Treaty of Edinburgh canonical	2
Treaty of Berwick (1560)	1
Treaty of Leith	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1660326 — 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 Edinburgh
Context triple: [Scottish Reformation, hasKeyDocument, Treaty of Edinburgh]

A. Treaty of Berwick (1639)
The Treaty of Berwick (1639) was the agreement that ended the First Bishops' War between Charles I of England and the Scottish Covenanters, temporarily halting hostilities over church governance.
B. Treaty of Perth
The Treaty of Perth was a 1266 agreement between Scotland and Norway that ended their conflict over the Hebrides and the Isle of Man, formally transferring these territories to Scottish control.
C. Treaty of York
The Treaty of York was a 1237 agreement between England and Scotland that definitively fixed much of the Anglo-Scottish border and helped stabilize relations between the two kingdoms.
D. Treaty of Canterbury
The Treaty of Canterbury is the 1986 bilateral agreement between the United Kingdom and France that authorized, defined, and governs the construction and operation of the Channel Tunnel.
E. Treaty of Westminster (1654)
The Treaty of Westminster (1654) was a peace agreement between England and the Dutch Republic that ended the First Anglo-Dutch War and redefined their commercial and naval relations.
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 Edinburgh
Target entity description: The Treaty of Edinburgh was a 1560 agreement that ended French military intervention in Scotland and effectively secured Protestant reform and greater English influence in Scottish affairs.

A. Treaty of Berwick (1639)
The Treaty of Berwick (1639) was the agreement that ended the First Bishops' War between Charles I of England and the Scottish Covenanters, temporarily halting hostilities over church governance.
B. Treaty of Perth
The Treaty of Perth was a 1266 agreement between Scotland and Norway that ended their conflict over the Hebrides and the Isle of Man, formally transferring these territories to Scottish control.
C. Treaty of York
The Treaty of York was a 1237 agreement between England and Scotland that definitively fixed much of the Anglo-Scottish border and helped stabilize relations between the two kingdoms.
D. Treaty of Canterbury
The Treaty of Canterbury is the 1986 bilateral agreement between the United Kingdom and France that authorized, defined, and governs the construction and operation of the Channel Tunnel.
E. Treaty of Westminster (1654)
The Treaty of Westminster (1654) was a peace agreement between England and the Dutch Republic that ended the First Anglo-Dutch War and redefined their commercial and naval relations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international agreement ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ
aimedTo	limit French influence in Scottish government ⓘ secure Scotland from domination by France ⓘ stabilize relations between England, France, and Scotland ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Treaty of Edinburgh ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Leith
countryInvolved	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
followedBy	Scots Confession ⓘ surface form: Scottish Parliament of 1560 adopting Protestant Confession of Faith
hasContext	Siege of Leith ⓘ conflict between Protestant Lords of the Congregation and French-backed regency ⓘ regency of Mary of Guise in Scotland ⓘ
hasDate	1560 ⓘ
hasDateSigned	6 July 1560 ⓘ
hasType	tripartite treaty ⓘ
influenced	Anglo-Scottish relations in the later 16th century ⓘ decline of French power in Scotland ⓘ
language	French ⓘ Latin ⓘ Scots ⓘ
notRatifiedBy	Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
partOf	Anglo-French Wars of the 16th century ⓘ Scottish Reformation ⓘ
relatedTo	Auld Alliance ⓘ Elizabeth I of England ⓘ Francis II of France ⓘ Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ Parliament of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Scottish Reformation Parliament
result	end of French military intervention in Scotland ⓘ end of the Auld Alliance in practice ⓘ increase of English influence in Scottish affairs ⓘ recognition of the Lords of the Congregation’s authority in Scotland ⓘ security for Protestant Reformation in Scotland ⓘ withdrawal of English troops from Scotland ⓘ withdrawal of French troops from Scotland ⓘ
signatory	Lords of the Congregation ⓘ representatives of Elizabeth I of England ⓘ representatives of Francis II of France ⓘ representatives of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
signedIn	Edinburgh ⓘ
signedInCountry	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
stipulated	English forces to leave Scotland after French withdrawal ⓘ French forces to leave Scotland after the Siege of Leith ⓘ Mary, Queen of Scots, and Francis II to cease using the arms and style of England and Ireland ⓘ no use of arms or titles implying English claim to the Scottish throne ⓘ
strengthened	position of Protestant reformers in Scotland ⓘ

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