Treaty of the Broken Treaty
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The Treaty of the Broken Treaty, better known as the Treaty of Limerick, was the 1691 agreement that ended the Williamite War in Ireland and became infamous among Irish Catholics for the subsequent failure to uphold its promised protections.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of the Broken Treaty canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical agreement
ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Treaty of Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Irish Catholics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacobite soldiers in Ireland ⓘ Protestant establishment in Ireland ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
James II of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Limerick city walls NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Sarsfield NERFINISHED ⓘ William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1691 in Ireland
ⓘ
Treaties of the Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1691-10-03 ⓘ |
| endedConflict | Williamite War in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Penal Laws against Catholics in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Siege of Limerick (1691) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| granted |
permission for Jacobite officers and soldiers to enter William’s service
ⓘ
protection of property rights for Irish Catholics ⓘ religious toleration for Irish Catholics ⓘ right of Jacobite soldiers to leave for service in France ⓘ |
| hasPart |
civil articles of the Treaty of Limerick
ⓘ
military articles of the Treaty of Limerick ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | symbol of English and Protestant bad faith to Irish Catholics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Irish Catholic political grievances
ⓘ
Irish nationalist historical memory ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of Ireland under William III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
many civil articles not fully implemented
ⓘ
partially ratified by the Irish Parliament ⓘ |
| locationSigned |
County Limerick
NERFINISHED
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Broken Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Williamite War in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promised |
freedom of worship for Roman Catholics in Ireland
ⓘ
no further persecution for former Jacobite supporters who submitted ⓘ security of existing land ownership for Catholics who accepted Williamite rule ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname | subsequent failure to uphold its protections for Irish Catholics ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
departure of many Irish soldiers to France (Flight of the Wild Geese)
ⓘ
end of organized Jacobite resistance in Ireland ⓘ formal surrender of Jacobite forces in Limerick ⓘ |
| signatory |
Jacobite forces
NERFINISHED
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Williamite forces ⓘ representatives of James II supporters in Ireland ⓘ representatives of William III of England ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1691 ⓘ |
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