Treaty of Westminster (1654)

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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.

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Treaty of Westminster (1654) canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
international agreement
peace treaty
appliesToTerritory Atlantic trade routes
English Channel
North Sea
category 1654 in international relations
Treaties of England
Treaties of the Dutch Republic
conflictEnded First Anglo-Dutch War
countryOfSigning England
countrySignatory English Commonwealth
surface form: Commonwealth of England

Dutch Republic
dateSigned 1654-04-05
diplomaticStatus ratified by both parties
follows First Anglo-Dutch War
hasClause arbitration mechanisms for future disputes
mutual restitution of certain captured goods
provisions on free trade and navigation
provisions on privateering and piracy
regulation of the striking of flags by Dutch ships to English warships in certain waters
hasEffect confirmed English control over some captured Dutch ships and prizes
ended open naval hostilities between England and the Dutch Republic
redefined commercial relations between England and the Dutch Republic
redefined naval relations between England and the Dutch Republic
restored peace in the North Sea between English and Dutch fleets
historicalPeriod Dutch Golden Age
Interregnum
surface form: Interregnum (England)
language Dutch
English
Latin
mainSubject Anglo-Dutch relations
commercial rivalry
maritime trade
naval warfare
negotiatedBy envoys of the Commonwealth of England
envoys of the States General of the Netherlands
partOf Anglo-Dutch Wars
placeSigned London, England
surface form: London

City of Westminster
surface form: Westminster
regulates convoy practices
maritime navigation
prize law
trade rights
treatment of neutral ships
relatedTo Anglo-Dutch commercial rivalry in the 17th century
Navigation Acts (England)
signatory Johan de Witt
Oliver Cromwell

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Anglo-Dutch Wars concludedBy Treaty of Westminster (1654)
Treaty of Westminster (1674) relatedTo Treaty of Westminster (1654)
Treaty of Breda (1667) follows Treaty of Westminster (1654)
Treaties of the Dutch Republic notableExample Treaty of Westminster (1654)
Treaties of England hasPart Treaty of Westminster (1654)
First Anglo-Dutch War treaty Treaty of Westminster (1654)
Treaties of the Anglo-Dutch Wars hasPart Treaty of Westminster (1654)
Treaties of the Kingdom of Scotland hasPart Treaty of Westminster (1654)
Treaty of Nonsuch (contextual, involving English support to Dutch rebels) relatedTo Treaty of Westminster (1654)
subject surface form: Treaty of Nonsuch