Treaty of Dover

The secret treaty of Dover was an agreement concluded on June 1, 1670 between Charles II, King of England , and the French King Louis XIV , which provided for an alliance between the two countries against the United Netherlands and the conversion of Charles II to Catholicism . France promised the payment of 2,000,000 livres annually and a military force of 6,000 men to support Charles II against internal uprisings. Although the English king never officially converted, the treaty weakened the political position of Protestantism in England considerably, but could not develop its full effect due to strong opposition, especially among the nobility. The secret treaty was a prerequisite for the start of the Dutch War , in which England and France jointly attacked the United Netherlands in 1672.

literature

• Kurt Kluxen : History of England. From the beginning to the present (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 374). 4th edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 3-520-37404-8 .
• John A. Lynn: The Wars of Louis XIV. 1667-1714 (= Modern wars in perspective. ). Longman, London et al. 1999, ISBN 0-582-05629-2 .
• Paul Sonnino: Louis XIV and the origins of the Dutch War ( Cambridge studies in early modern history. ). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 1988, ISBN 0-521-34590-1 .