Perpetual Peace between France and the Swiss Confederacy

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The Perpetual Peace between France and the Swiss Confederacy was a landmark 1516 treaty that ended their long-standing military rivalry and established lasting diplomatic and mercenary-service relations between the two powers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
international agreement
peace treaty
appliesToTerritorialEntity Kingdom of France
Old Swiss Confederacy
conflictEnded Franco-Swiss military rivalry
Italian Wars between France and the Swiss Confederacy
countryOfSigning Swiss Confederacy
dateSigned 1516
describedAs landmark treaty
perpetual peace
follows Battle of Marignano
goal to end armed conflict between France and the Swiss Confederacy
to establish lasting diplomatic relations
to regulate mercenary-service relations
hasEffect beginning of long-term Franco-Swiss alliance
end of Swiss expansion into Italy
formalization of Swiss mercenary service to France
granting of pensions and privileges to Swiss cantons by France
integration of Swiss mercenaries into French royal army
long-term military capitulations between France and Swiss cantons
recognition of Swiss neutrality tendencies
stabilization of Franco-Swiss relations
hasPart Treaty of Fribourg (1516)
historicalRegion Western Europe
involvedParty Valais
individual Swiss cantons
language French
Latin
legalStatus binding peace agreement
longTermConsequence centuries-long alliance between France and Swiss cantons
decline of Swiss offensive warfare in Italy
regular recruitment of Swiss Guards by French monarchy
strengthening of Swiss political autonomy
mainSubject Franco-Swiss relations
Italian Wars
Swiss mercenary service
partOf series of treaties concluding the War of the League of Cambrai
placeSigned Fribourg
signatory Francis I of France
Kingdom of France
Swiss Confederacy
cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy
timePeriod early 16th century
year 1516

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Battle of Marignano aftermath Perpetual Peace between France and the Swiss Confederacy
Treaty of Fribourg (1516) alsoKnownAs Perpetual Peace of Fribourg
linked to: Perpetual Peace between France and the Swiss Confederacy