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Treaty of Saint-Omer

18 May 1469 · 50.75° N, 2.26° E

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18 May 1469
Kind
Treaty
Coordinates
50.75° N, 2.26° E
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1469 Treaty that marked the beginning of the Burgundian Wars

Treaty of Saint-Omer

1469 Treaty that marked the beginning of the Burgundian Wars

In the Treaty of Saint-Omer, Archduke Sigismund of Habsburg mortgaged the County of Ferrette along with the Landgraviate of Upper Alsace to Duke Charles the Bold, in Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais) on 9 May 1469. The treaty laid the foundation for the Burgundian Wars.

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