Treaty of Rouen
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The Treaty of Rouen was signed on August 26, 1517 between France
and Scotland
. The treaty provided the renewal of the Auld Alliance
in terms of mutual military assistance and reciprocal aid. Provision was made for the future marriage of James V of Scotland
to a daughter of Francis I
if circumstances allowed.
The treaty was negotiated and signed by Duke of Albany and Charles, Duke of Alençon. Gavin Douglas
, Bishop of Dunkeld
was advising at Rouen. The issue of the marriage was conditional and secondary to the main matter of the treaty which detailed undertakings and troop numbers to be provided in the case of English invasion of France or Scotland. Aid from France was limited to 1500 landsknecht
s, 500 foot soldiers and 200 archers. Scotland would send all her power. At the time of the treaty Francis's daughter was promised elsewhere.
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...
and Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The treaty provided the renewal of the Auld Alliance
Auld Alliance
The Auld Alliance was an alliance between the kingdoms of Scotland and France. It played a significant role in the relations between Scotland, France and England from its beginning in 1295 until the 1560 Treaty of Edinburgh. The alliance was renewed by all the French and Scottish monarchs of that...
in terms of mutual military assistance and reciprocal aid. Provision was made for the future marriage of James V of Scotland
James V of Scotland
James V was King of Scots from 9 September 1513 until his death, which followed the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss...
to a daughter of Francis I
Francis I of France
Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...
if circumstances allowed.
The treaty was negotiated and signed by Duke of Albany and Charles, Duke of Alençon. Gavin Douglas
Gavin Douglas
Gavin Douglas was a Scottish bishop, makar and translator. Although he had an important political career, it is for his poetry that he is now chiefly remembered. His principal pioneering achievement was the Eneados, a full and faithful vernacular translation of the Aeneid of Virgil and the first...
, Bishop of Dunkeld
Bishop of Dunkeld
The Bishop of Dunkeld is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunkeld, one of the largest and more important of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th century cleric named Cormac...
was advising at Rouen. The issue of the marriage was conditional and secondary to the main matter of the treaty which detailed undertakings and troop numbers to be provided in the case of English invasion of France or Scotland. Aid from France was limited to 1500 landsknecht
Landsknecht
Landsknechte were European, predominantly German mercenary pikemen and supporting foot soldiers from the late 15th to the late 16th century, and achieved the reputation for being the universal mercenary of Early modern Europe.-Etymology:The term is from German, Land "land, country" + Knecht...
s, 500 foot soldiers and 200 archers. Scotland would send all her power. At the time of the treaty Francis's daughter was promised elsewhere.
Source
- Dunlop, Annie I. The Letters of James V by Robert Kerr Hannay, Denys Hay, James V. The English Historical Review: Volume 70, No. 277, pp. 636-639, (October 1955), review article
- Hay, Denys, The Letters of James V, HMSO (1954)