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Treaty of Brétigny 1360

 


The Treaty of Bretigny is also spelled the Treaty of Bretigni, or the Treaty of Bretigny. It was concluded on May 8, 1360.


 

In a Nutshell

The Treaty of Bretigny was concluded between England and France.

By it, Edward III renounced his pretensions to the French crown. The treaty was ill kept, and indecisive hostilities continued between the two countries.


 

In More Detail

After French King John II had been captured by the English during the  Hundred Years' War, his freedom was offered in exchange for money.

The Treaty of Brétigny stipulated that the French had to pay three million gold crowns to secure the release of their king. To put this figure into perspective: English King Edward made approx. 600,000 crowns per year.

The Treaty also specified that Aquitaine, Poitou, and Calais would be English domain.

The French couldn't come up with the dough, so the English accepted hostages instead. However, the hostages fled, the French king turned himself in again and died shortly after.

The son and heir of the French king didn't give a rat's arm about previous treaties and thus the Hundred Years' War resumed.


And here is the map of France after the Treaty of Bretigny

France After the Treaty of Bretigni, 1360
France After the Treaty of Bretigny
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