Perpetual Peace between France and the Swiss Confederacy

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The Perpetual Peace between France and the Swiss Confederacy was a landmark 1516 treaty that ended their long-standing military rivalry and established lasting diplomatic and mercenary-service relations between the two powers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
international agreement
peace treaty
appliesToTerritorialEntity Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Old Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED
conflictEnded Franco-Swiss military rivalry
Italian Wars between France and the Swiss Confederacy
countryOfSigning Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED
dateSigned 1516
describedAs landmark treaty
perpetual peace
follows Battle of Marignano NERFINISHED
goal to end armed conflict between France and the Swiss Confederacy
to establish lasting diplomatic relations
to regulate mercenary-service relations
hasEffect beginning of long-term Franco-Swiss alliance
end of Swiss expansion into Italy
formalization of Swiss mercenary service to France
granting of pensions and privileges to Swiss cantons by France
integration of Swiss mercenaries into French royal army
long-term military capitulations between France and Swiss cantons
recognition of Swiss neutrality tendencies
stabilization of Franco-Swiss relations
hasPart Treaty of Fribourg (1516) NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Western Europe
involvedParty Valais NERFINISHED
individual Swiss cantons
language French
Latin
legalStatus binding peace agreement
longTermConsequence centuries-long alliance between France and Swiss cantons
decline of Swiss offensive warfare in Italy
regular recruitment of Swiss Guards by French monarchy
strengthening of Swiss political autonomy
mainSubject Franco-Swiss relations NERFINISHED
Italian Wars NERFINISHED
Swiss mercenary service
partOf series of treaties concluding the War of the League of Cambrai
placeSigned Fribourg NERFINISHED
signatory Francis I of France NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED
cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy
timePeriod early 16th century
year 1516

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Battle of Marignano aftermath Perpetual Peace between France and the Swiss Confederacy