Treaty of Compiègne (1624)

According to the treaty, the Dutch had to take part in the conquest of the Île de Ré by Charles de Lorraine-Guise against their Protestant fellow believers on September 16, 1625.

The Treaty of Compiègne was signed on June 10, 1624 between France and the Republic of the Seven United Provinces and sealed the peace between the two states. He allowed France to subsidize the Dutch war effort against Spain in the Eighty Years War (1568–1648) after the end of the Twelve Years Peace . France offered an immediate loan of 480,000 thalers , which was followed by many more installments over a period of three years during which the Dutch would continue the war against Spain. This move was part of France's general effort to undermine the Habsburg Empire . It led to the revival of the Franco-Dutch alliance, which had been weakened since Oldenbarnevelt took office in 1619.

The treaty allowed France to pursue this resistance indirectly, just as the Barwalde Treaty of 1631 between France and Sweden was supposed to help Sweden finance the war effort in Germany. The treaty was directed by Richelieu to prevent the Habsburgs from being revived.

Through the treaty, the Netherlands applied for financial aid in their struggle against Spain in exchange for naval assistance to France. In particular, the establishment of a French West India Company was proposed, which could support the Dutch West India Company against Spain. A definitive agreement on cooperation on the high seas was not found, however, but it was agreed that France would repay the loan as soon as the French king went to war, should the Dutch repay half the money to him or him with men and Help ships. The Dutch also agreed to intervene against piracy by the Berber states in the western Mediterranean and to support French shipping.

According to the terms of the treaty, the Dutch had to deliver a fleet of 20 warships to the French king in the fight against the Protestants to conquer the Île de Ré , which in the eyes of many Protestants shamefully had to take up arms against their fellow believers. The fleet was under the command of Admiral Willem de Zoete . She withdrew from France in December 1625 following a resolution by the States General .

With the Compiègne Treaty, Richelieu also managed to get the Dutch to stop fighting France in Southeast Asia; this enabled France to increase its commercial ventures.

Endnotes

↑ ^a ^b The Thirty Years' War by Geoffrey Parker p. 70
↑ ^a ^b The Thirty Years War by Stephen J. Lee p. 17 ff.
^ ^A ^b ^c Frances Gardiner Davenport: European Treaties Bearing on the History of the United States , p. 285 [1]
^ ^A ^b Reason of state, propaganda, and the Thirty Years by Thomas Hobbes p. 140 [2]
^ Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance. Book 1 by Donald F. Lach p. 93 [3]

[Parker-1] The Thirty Years' War by Geoffrey Parker p. 70

[Lee-2] The Thirty Years War by Stephen J. Lee p. 17 ff.

[Gardiner-3] A ^b ^c Frances Gardiner Davenport: European Treaties Bearing on the History of the United States , p. 285 [1]

[Hobbes-4] A ^b Reason of state, propaganda, and the Thirty Years by Thomas Hobbes p. 140 [2]

[Lach-5] Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance. Book 1 by Donald F. Lach p. 93 [3]