Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis

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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.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
international treaty
peace treaty
alsoKnownAs Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis
componentOf Italian Wars settlement
country England
France
Spain
dateSigned 1559-04-02
endedConflict Habsburg–Valois Wars
Italian Wars
followedBy French Wars of Religion
hasPart Anglo-French peace agreement
Franco-Spanish peace agreement
historicalPeriod Early Modern period
Renaissance
language French
Latin
Spanish
namedAfter Cateau-Cambrésis
negotiatedBy Elizabeth I of England
Henry II of France
Philip II of Spain
placeSigned Cateau-Cambrésis
Cateau-Cambrésis, France
precededBy Italian Wars
Treaty of Vaucelles
principalBelligerent France
Holy Roman Empire
Spain
resultedIn French retention of Calais by England until 1558 recognized as lost
Spanish dominance in Italy
confirmation of Spanish control over Milan
confirmation of Spanish control over Naples
end of French ambitions in Italy
end of large-scale Italian Wars
reorganization of territorial control in Western Europe
return of Savoy and Piedmont to the Duke of Savoy
temporary peace between Valois France and Habsburg Spain
signatory Duchy of Lorraine
Duchy of Savoy
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Spain
Spanish Monarchy
subject dynastic and political settlements
territorial adjustments in Italy
territorial adjustments in Western Europe
yearSigned 1559


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