Treaty of Falaise

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The Treaty of Falaise was a 1174 agreement that forced Scotland’s King William I to accept English overlordship, significantly curtailing Scottish independence until its terms were later annulled.

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Treaty of Falaise (1174) 3
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Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal agreement
historical event
medieval treaty
annulledBy King Richard the Lionheart
surface form: Richard I of England
annulmentDate 1189
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
cause temporary loss of Scottish political autonomy
countryAtTime Duchy of Normandy
curtailed Scottish independence
dateSigned 1174
establishedOverlordshipOf King of England
followedBy Quitclaim of Canterbury
follows capture of William I of Scotland
genre peace treaty
hasConsequence formal vassalage of Scotland to England
hasLegalStatus feudal vassalage agreement
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
imposedBy Henry II of England
imposedOn Kingdom of Scotland
William I of Scotland
languageOfWork Latin
limited Scottish sovereignty
mainSubject English overlordship over Scotland
Scottish independence
feudal homage
namedAfter Falaise
over King of Scots
overturnedBy Quitclaim of Canterbury
Treaty of Canterbury (1189)
partOf Anglo-Scottish Wars
surface form: Anglo-Scottish wars
party Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
placeSigned Falaise
recognizedAs symbol of English dominance over Scotland
requiredGarrisonsBy English troops
requiredHomageFrom William I of Scotland
requiredHomageTo English crown
Henry II of England
requiredHostagesFrom Scottish nobility
requiredSurrenderOf Scottish royal castles
resultOf William the Lion’s failed invasion of northern England
capture of William I of Scotland at Alnwick
signatory Henry II of England
William I of Scotland
signedAt Falaise
surface form: Falaise, Normandy
statedIn Anglo-Scottish relations
year 1174

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William I of Scotland signed Treaty of Falaise
Treaties of England hasPart Treaty of Falaise
this entity surface form: Treaty of Falaise (1174)
Treaties of the Kingdom of Scotland hasPart Treaty of Falaise
this entity surface form: Treaty of Falaise (1174)
Battle of Alnwick (1174) followedBy Treaty of Falaise
Treaty of Chester (1157) relatedEvent Treaty of Falaise
this entity surface form: Treaty of Falaise (1174)