Treaty of Greenwich (1543)

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The Treaty of Greenwich (1543) was an agreement between England and Scotland that sought to arrange the marriage of Prince Edward (later Edward VI) to the infant Mary, Queen of Scots, in an effort to unite the two kingdoms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf treaty
category 1543 in England
1543 in Scotland
16th-century treaties
Treaties of England
Treaties of Scotland
countrySignatory Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
dateSigned 1543-07-01
followedBy English military campaigns in Scotland during the Rough Wooing
hasPart marriage treaty between Edward and Mary
peace treaty between England and Scotland
historicalContext Anglo-Scottish Wars
Rough Wooing
influencedBy Auld Alliance between Scotland and France
linked to: Auld Alliance
language English
Latin
Scots
mainPurpose to arrange the marriage of Prince Edward of England and Mary, Queen of Scots
to create a dynastic union between England and Scotland
monarchOfEnglandAtTime Henry VIII of England
monarchOfScotlandAtTime Mary, Queen of Scots
namedAfter Greenwich
opposedBy pro-French faction in Scotland
placeSigned Greenwich
Greenwich Palace
proposedBride Mary, Queen of Scots
proposedGroom Edward VI of England
Prince Edward of England
provision Mary, Queen of Scots, would be sent to England for upbringing
Mary, Queen of Scots, would marry Prince Edward when she came of age
Scotland would maintain its own laws after the proposed union
a temporary peace between England and Scotland
the crowns of England and Scotland would be united upon the marriage
ratificationStatusInEngland ratified
ratificationStatusInScotland rejected
regentOfScotlandAtTime James Hamilton, Earl of Arran
relatedEvent birth of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1542
death of James V of Scotland in 1542
result collapse of the proposed Anglo-Scottish marriage alliance
renewal of hostilities between England and Scotland
signatory Henry VIII of England
Scottish regency government
status not ratified by the Parliament of Scotland
timePeriod 16th century

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Treaties of England hasPart Treaty of Greenwich (1543)
War of the Rough Wooing treaty Treaty of Greenwich
linked to: Treaty of Greenwich (1543)
Treaties of the Kingdom of Scotland hasPart Treaty of Greenwich (1543)
Treaties of the Kingdom of Scotland hasPart Treaty of Greenwich (1590)
linked to: Treaty of Greenwich (1543)
Treaty of Ardres precededBy Treaty of Greenwich (1543)
Treaty of Greenwich (1536) precedes Treaty of Greenwich (1543)
Burning of Edinburgh in 1544 precededBy Treaty of Greenwich (1543)