Treaty of Blois

Name: Treaty of Blois
Start: 1572-04-29

29 Apr 1572 · 47.59° N, 1.33° E

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When: 29 Apr 1572
Kind: Treaty
Coordinates: 47.59° N, 1.33° E
Description: 1572 treaty between England and France

Treaty of Blois (1572)

1572 treaty between England and France

The Treaty of Blois was signed on 19 April 1572 in Blois between Elizabeth I of England and Catherine de' Medici of France. Based on the terms of the treaty, France and England relinquished their historic rivalry and established an alliance against Spain. The treaty also entailed France to be kept out of Mary, Queen of Scots and Scotland's affair with England.

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