Treaty of Blois (1572)
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The Treaty of Blois was signed on April 19, 1572 in Blois
between Queen Elizabeth of England and Catherine de' Medici
of France
. Based on the terms of the treaty, France and England
relinquished their historic rivalry and established an alliance against Spain
. Elizabeth expected the defensive treaty to isolate Spain and prevent France from invading Flanders
.
Blois
Blois is the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours.-History:...
between Queen Elizabeth of England and Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici was an Italian noblewoman who was Queen consort of France from 1547 until 1559, as the wife of King Henry II of France....
of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Based on the terms of the treaty, France and England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
relinquished their historic rivalry and established an alliance against Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. Elizabeth expected the defensive treaty to isolate Spain and prevent France from invading Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
.
Sources
- Harper, Sally (2005). A Dittie to the tune of Welsh Sydannen': a Welsh image of Queen Elizabeth. Renaissance Studies: Volume 19, Issue 2, pp. 201-228.
- Martin, Lynn A. (Summer, 1980). Papal Policy and the European Conflict, 1559-1572. Sixteenth Century Journal: Volume 11, No. 2, Catholic Reformation, pp. 35–48.