The Treaty of Conflans (or the Peace of Conflans) was signed on 5 October 1465 between King
Louis XI of France
Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (french: le Prudent), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII.
Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revo ...
and
Count Charles of Charolais. This treaty was signed months after the
Battle of Montlhéry
The Battle of Montlhéry was fought between Louis XI and the League of the Public Weal on 16 July 1465 in the vicinity of Longpont-sur-Orge. It had no clear winner and therefore did not decide the war.
Insurgency of the Vassal countries
Philip the ...
(13 July 1465), where the French dukes of
Alençon
Alençon (, , ; nrf, Alençoun) is a commune in Normandy, France, capital of the Orne department. It is situated west of Paris. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon (with 52,000 people).
History
The name of Alençon is firs ...
,
Burgundy
Burgundy (; french: link=no, Bourgogne ) is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France. The province was once home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century. The c ...
,
Berry
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,
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and
Lorraine fought King Louis to a standstill.
Details
The dukes forced King Louis to sign the agreement, which officially ended the
League of the Public Weal. Based on the terms of the treaty,
Normandy was restored to the
Duke of Berry
Duke of Berry (french: Duc de Berry) or Duchess of Berry (french: Duchesse de Berry) was a title in the Peerage of France. The Duchy of Berry, centred on Bourges, was originally created as an appanage for junior members of the French royal family ...
and Burgundy reclaimed Boulogne and Ponthieu. The treaty confirmed female inheritance for Macon, Auxerre, Bar-sur-Seine, Boulogne, and the Somme.
Aftermath
Months later, King Louis declared to the Parlement at Paris that the treaties of Conflans and Saint Maur were null and void, having been signed under duress. Consequently, Louis would attempt to avoid the treaty, as well as to split the French dukes by diplomatic means.
References
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*{{cite journal , title=Burgundy and the Inalienability of Appanages in the Reign of Louis XI , first=Paul , last=Saenger , journal=French Historical Studies , volume=10 , pages=1–26 , number=1 , date=Spring 1977 , doi=10.2307/286114 , jstor=286114
See also
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List of treaties
External links
Chronology of More Recent Times 1401 A.D. to 1500 A.D.
1465 in Europe
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1460s treaties
Conflans