Treaty of Fribourg (1516)

E460329

The Treaty of Fribourg (1516) was a peace agreement between France and the Swiss Confederacy that ended their long-standing military conflict and established a lasting “perpetual peace” following the Italian Wars.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Treaty of Fribourg (1516) canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
historical event
peace treaty
alsoKnownAs Fribourg Peace Treaty
Perpetual Peace of Fribourg
appliesTo Franco-Swiss relations
category 1516 treaties
Peace treaties of France
Peace treaties of Switzerland
chronologicallyFollows Battle of Marignano (1515)
linked to: Battle of Marignano
conflictEnded Franco-Swiss military conflict in the Italian Wars
countrySignatory Kingdom of France
Swiss Confederacy
dateSigned 1516
diplomaticRelationshipCreated alliance framework between France and Swiss cantons
ensured Swiss neutrality toward France in subsequent Italian campaigns
established perpetual peace between France and the Swiss Confederacy
historicalEra Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
historicalPeriod Italian Wars
languageOfWork French
Latin
legalStatus international treaty
longTermEffect end of large-scale wars between France and the Swiss Confederacy
stabilization of the Franco-Swiss border
mainPurpose to end military hostilities between France and the Swiss Confederacy
to establish lasting peace
party Cantons of the Swiss Confederacy
linked to: Swiss cantons

Francis I of France
region Western Europe
relatedTo Battle of Marignano
Concordat of Bologna
resultOf Italian Wars
War between France and the Swiss Confederacy
signedBy envoys of Francis I of France
representatives of the Swiss cantons
signedIn Canton of Fribourg
linked to: canton of Fribourg

Fribourg
Old Swiss Confederacy
significantFor diplomatic history of the Italian Wars
history of France
history of Switzerland
subjectMatter Franco-Swiss military relations
cessation of hostilities
peace
typeOfPeace perpetual peace

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Marignano aftermath Treaty of Fribourg (1516)