Treaty of Nonsuch

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The Treaty of Nonsuch was a 1585 agreement in which Elizabeth I of England pledged military support to the Dutch rebels against Spanish rule, marking a major escalation in the Anglo-Spanish conflict.

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Nonsuch Treaty 2
Treaty of Nonsuch canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military alliance
treaty
alsoKnownAs Nonsuch Treaty
linked to: Treaty of Nonsuch
appointed Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
category 16th-century treaties
Treaties of England
Treaties of the Dutch Republic
conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Eighty Years' War
countryOfOrigin England
effect beginning of open war between England and Spain
escalation of Anglo-Spanish conflict
followedBy Spanish Armada (1588)
linked to: Spanish Armada
gaveTitleTo Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester as Governor-General of the United Provinces
grantedControlOf Brill
Flushing
Rammekens
grantedTo England
historicalPeriod Elizabethan era
linked to: English Renaissance
language Latin
legalStatus bilateral treaty
longTermImpact contributed to decline of Spanish dominance in Northern Europe
strengthened independence of the Dutch Republic
motivatedBy English desire to contain Spanish power
religious solidarity with Protestant Dutch rebels
opposedParty Philip II of Spain
Spanish Empire
precededBy Pacification of Ghent
provided English garrisons in Dutch towns
English subsidies to the Dutch provinces
English troops for the Dutch revolt
purpose to provide English military support to Dutch rebels against Spanish rule
region Low Countries
relatedTo Dutch Revolt
linked to: Eighty Years' War

Protestant–Catholic conflicts in Europe
signatory Elizabeth I of England
Kingdom of England
States General of the Netherlands
United Provinces
signedAt Nonsuch Palace
signedInCountry Kingdom of England
signedOn 1585
20 August 1585
subject Anglo-Dutch relations
Anglo-Spanish relations

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Treaties of England hasPart Treaty of Nonsuch
Treaty of Nonsuch alsoKnownAs Nonsuch Treaty
linked to: Treaty of Nonsuch
Treaty of Nonsuch alsoKnownAs Nonsuch Treaty
linked to: Treaty of Nonsuch