Treaty of Noyon

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The Treaty of Noyon from 13 August 1516 was between Charles, later Emperor Charles V , as Duke of Burgundy and Francis I of France against the will I. Maximilian completed. He secured Charles's position in Burgundy both domestically and internationally and made it possible for him to take over rule in Spain. For Maximilian it meant that he had to vacate his last positions in Italy.

background

Burgundy was repeatedly affected by the clashes between Habsburg and France. Within the country there was also a pro-French and a pro-English party. When a grand coalition including England against France came about in 1512, tensions within the estates intensified.

A balance was necessary for domestic and foreign policy reasons. The main exponent was Karl, who took power himself in 1515. The course of politics for the young duke was mainly determined by Guillaume II. De Croÿ , who leaned more towards the French party. The possible compensation was in contrast to the will of Maximilian I, who was at war with France in northern Italy. When, after the death of Ferdinand II, Charles had to travel from Aragon to Spain to take over the inheritance there, the need for external neutrality and internal peace increased. Difficult negotiations broke out between Burgundy and France. From these the Treaty of Noyon emerged. On the French side, Artus Gouffier de Boisy was one of the negotiators.

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Franz I and Karl mutually declared friendship. However, Karl was allowed to support his grandfather Maximilian in Italy. The French king, for his part, was allowed to help Venice further. Furthermore, a later marriage between Karl and Louise, the one-year-old daughter of the king, was arranged. As a dowry, Louise was supposed to bring the French claims to the Kingdom of Naples , which was, however, in the possession of the Crown of Aragon , into the marriage. Karl promised to pay 100,000 kroner a year until marriage and another 50,000 until the birth of a child. Should the marriage remain childless, the claims to Naples would fall back to France. In addition, a secret treaty was concluded in which Karl promised to return the Spanish-occupied Kingdom of Navarre to Catherine of Navarre . Karl should also forego the help of Maximilian, should the latter not be prepared to forego the possession of Verona in favor of Venice in exchange for compensation .

consequences

Against this background Maximilian was forced to renounce Verona in the Brussels Treaty . This was the last bastion he still held in northern Italy. He received a free withdrawal of his troops and a fifteen month armistice. The battle with Venice was also over.

After his possessions in Burgundy were secured, Charles was able to travel to Spain and take over the inheritance there. This did not mean a permanent solution to the conflict between the Habsburgs and the Valois .

As far as the provisions concerning Karl were concerned, the contract itself was from the outset little more than a sham agreement. It could not be seriously expected that Karl would wait until the princess grew up to marry, especially since as King of Aragon he would be in permanent possession of Naples anyway. A surrender of Navarre was also unlikely. With the death of the princess in 1518, the agreement was permanently invalid.

After Charles was elected king, in which he prevailed against Francis I in 1519, the fight between the two houses began again from 1521.

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