2018/05/03 by John B. Watkins · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · #Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis #European Political History Analysis #Historical Art and Culture Studies
paper · doi:10.1002/9781118885154.dipl0489
openalex publication_date 2018/05/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/14
The 1559 Peace of Cateau‐Cambrésis ended over fifty years of war between France, Spain, and their allies over the territories in Italy, the Low Countries, and the Franco‐Spanish borderlands. It conceded the duchy of Milan and the kingdom of Sicily to Spain, restored an independent duchy of Savoy, and provided for the exchange and demilitarization of numerous border towns and fortresses. It also provided for a reversion of Calais from France to England after a period of eight years. A classic Renaissance marriage treaty, the settlement was sealed by a marriage between Philip II of Spain and Henry II of France's eldest daughter, Elisabeth de Valois. It also provided for a second marriage between Henry's sister Marguerite and Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy.