Treaty of Paris (1320)

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The Treaty of Paris of May 5, 1320 was intended to reconcile Robert III. , Count of Flanders , to serve with the French King Philip V. Years of dissatisfaction on the Flemish side preceded the signing .

The resentment reached back at least to the Franco-Flemish War of 1300 . Here the troops of the French King Philip IV succeeded in capturing Guido I of Dampierre , the then Count of Flanders, his son Robert and several nobles. They were only released in 1305.

The father died while he was in prison and his son Robert, Count of Nevers and also known as Robert von Béthune, became the new Count of Flanders. The condition for the release and return of the county of Flanders was the acceptance of the Treaty of Athis-sur-Orge dictated by France in 1305 . The heavy burdens imposed led to renewed opposition in Flanders . Also on July 11, 1312 in Pontoise by Count Robert III. The sworn peace with the pledging of the places Lille , Douai and Béthune to the French crown was short-lived, because from 1314 to 1316 the Flemings again went to war against France, which the kingdom won. New burdens were placed on the county.

The latent war inclination of the Flemings and their count impaired the business of the cities in Flanders, which made good money in the cloth trade. Their push for peace prepared the ground for the Paris Treaty. France's rulers, on the other hand, were interested in keeping the county in his area of ​​influence, especially since the cities there would have liked to see their ruling house liaison with England.

The contract now stipulates a marriage between Ludwig II of Nevers (he was the grandson of Robert III, whose son was Ludwig I of Nevers ) with Margaret of France , a daughter of the French King Philip V. The couple married on July 21, 1320 . The towns of Lille, Douai and Orchies finally went to France in this contract. Count Robert III. von Flanders was excluded from the succession. The Flemings should raise 30,000 livres for the king and not support their count in any breach of contract.

Despite the forced feudal homage to the French king, Robert III. no loyal crown vassal. He boycotted financial obligations and sought less French dependence for Flanders until he died in 1322.