Treaty of Westminster (1462)

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The Treaty of Westminster (1462) was a late-medieval agreement in which Edward IV of England secured Scottish support during the Wars of the Roses by recognizing the claims of the exiled Scottish king James III.

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instanceOf late-medieval agreement ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
conflictContext Wars of the Roses ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
dateSigned 1462 ⓘ
era 15th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages ⓘ
languageOfDocument Latin ⓘ
legalNature diplomatic treaty ⓘ
monarchOfSignatoryState Edward IV of England ⓘ
monarchWhoseClaimsWereRecognized James III of Scotland ⓘ
placeSigned Westminster ⓘ
politicalContext dynastic struggle between Yorkists and Lancastrians in England ⓘ
purpose to secure Scottish support for Edward IV during the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
recognizedClaimOf James III of Scotland ⓘ
recognizedStatus exiled Scottish king ⓘ
region British Isles ⓘ
relatedEvent Anglo-Scottish relations in the 15th century ⓘ
relatedPerson House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
signatory Edward IV of England ⓘ
representatives of the Scottish crown ⓘ
subjectMatter recognition of royal claims and political support ⓘ
typeOfAlliance Anglo-Scottish political agreement ⓘ

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Treaties of England → hasPart → Treaty of Westminster (1462) ⓘ