Treaty of Nonsuch

E601909
military alliance treaty

The Treaty of Nonsuch was a 1585 agreement in which Elizabeth I of England pledged military support to the Dutch rebels against Spanish rule, marking a major escalation in the Anglo-Spanish conflict.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nonsuch Treaty 1
Treaty of Nonsuch canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military alliance ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Nonsuch Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointed Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ
category 16th-century treaties ⓘ
Treaties of England ⓘ
Treaties of the Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eighty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
effect beginning of open war between England and Spain ⓘ
escalation of Anglo-Spanish conflict ⓘ
followedBy Spanish Armada (1588) NERFINISHED ⓘ
gaveTitleTo Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester as Governor-General of the United Provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantedControlOf Brill NERFINISHED ⓘ
Flushing NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rammekens NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantedTo England NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
legalStatus bilateral treaty ⓘ
longTermImpact contributed to decline of Spanish dominance in Northern Europe ⓘ
strengthened independence of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
motivatedBy English desire to contain Spanish power ⓘ
religious solidarity with Protestant Dutch rebels ⓘ
opposedParty Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Pacification of Ghent NERFINISHED ⓘ
provided English garrisons in Dutch towns ⓘ
English subsidies to the Dutch provinces ⓘ
English troops for the Dutch revolt ⓘ
purpose to provide English military support to Dutch rebels against Spanish rule ⓘ
region Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo Dutch Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Protestant–Catholic conflicts in Europe ⓘ
signatory Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
States General of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedAt Nonsuch Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedInCountry Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedOn 1585 ⓘ
20 August 1585 ⓘ
subject Anglo-Dutch relations ⓘ
Anglo-Spanish relations ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaties of England → hasPart → Treaty of Nonsuch ⓘ
Treaty of Nonsuch (contextual, involving English support to Dutch rebels) → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Nonsuch ⓘ
subject surface form: Treaty of Nonsuch
this entity surface form: Nonsuch Treaty