Treaty of Ardres

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The Treaty of Ardres was a 1546 peace agreement between France and England that ended one phase of the Italian Wars by confirming English possession of Boulogne for a limited period in exchange for French payments.

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Treaty of Ardres canonical 2
Peace of Ardres 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
historical event
peace treaty
aimedTo allow France to recover Boulogne peacefully
secure temporary English gains in France
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Ardres
surface form: Peace of Ardres

Treaty of Camp
category 1546 in international relations
Italian Wars treaties
Treaties of the Kingdom of England
Treaties of the Kingdom of France
confirmedPossessionFor 8 years
confirmedPossessionOf Boulogne-sur-Mer
surface form: Boulogne
context Habsburg–Valois conflict
surface form: Habsburg–Valois Wars
dateSigned 1546
effect recognition of English occupation of Boulogne by France
temporary stabilization of the Calais–Boulogne region
endedConflict Anglo-French War (1543–1546)
Italian Wars
followedBy Treaty of Boulogne (1550)
geographicalRegion northern France
hasChronologyPosition late phase of the Italian Wars
hasPlaceInHistory Anglo-French relations in the 16th century
language English
French
legalStatusOfBoulogne English possession for a fixed term
negotiatedBy envoys of Francis I
envoys of Henry VIII
partOf early modern European diplomacy
party Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
precededBy Treaty of Greenwich (1543)
providedFor cessation of hostilities between France and England
eventualReturn of Boulogne to France
marriage alliance negotiations
relatedTo Henry VIII's campaigns in France
Siege of Boulogne (1544)
surface form: siege of Boulogne (1544)
requiredPaymentFrom France
requiredPaymentTo England
signatoryMonarch Francis I of France
Henry VIII of England
signedAt Ardres
signedIn Kingdom of France
signedOn 7 June 1546
stipulatedIndemnityAmount 2,000,000 écus
subjectOf Anglo-French diplomacy in the 1540s

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Italian War of 1542–1546 hasOutcome Treaty of Ardres
Siege of Boulogne (1544) followedBy Treaty of Ardres
Treaty of Ardres alsoKnownAs Treaty of Ardres
this entity surface form: Peace of Ardres