Treaty of Compiègne (1635)
In the Compiègne Treaty of April 30, 1635 , France and Sweden agreed on their interests regarding the war in Germany.
This contract was preceded by the Treaty of Paris (1634) between France and the Protestant estates including Sweden, which, however, did not satisfy the Swedish Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna in its terms. He wanted to achieve improvements in direct talks with France's Cardinal Richelieu .
In the treaty the support of the Protestant princes in Germany was confirmed by France.
In return for the cession of the left bank of the Rhine from Breisach to Strasbourg, Sweden was recognized by France as an equal partner and the Swedes were granted control over Worms, Mainz and Benfeld. Likewise, starting from the French side without the consent of Sweden, no armistice or peace agreement should be allowed in the ongoing war in the Reich. France also had to undertake to declare war on Spain . The readiness for this may have been promoted by expected troop movements on France's eastern border. There was the Habsburg intention to move foot troops from Spain to the Spanish Netherlands , which could only be done on land by crossing the border regions to the left and right of the Rhine. This also explains the change of heart to the Treaty of Paris (1634), in which France did not yet want to be a direct war party.
With the treaty, the Swedish Chancellor Oxenstierna had achieved the position of partner of France and was no longer just a vassal of France.
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Individual evidence
- ^ C. V Wedgwood: The Thirty Years War. Paul List Publishers Munich (1967); ISBN 3-517-09017-4 (p. 343)