Methuen Treaty

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The Methuen Treaty was a 1703 commercial agreement between England and Portugal that fostered strong trade ties—especially in wine and textiles—and significantly shaped their political and economic relations in the 18th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ
associatedProduct English woollen cloth ⓘ
Port wine ⓘ
countryAffected Great Britain ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
economicImpact contributed to growth of British exports of textiles ⓘ
contributed to growth of British imports of Portuguese wine ⓘ
contributed to long-term specialization of Portugal in wine production ⓘ
deepened economic dependence of Portugal on Britain ⓘ
effectOnEngland favoured export of English woollen textiles to Portugal ⓘ
secured market for English manufactured goods ⓘ
effectOnPortugal discouraged development of Portuguese manufacturing ⓘ
encouraged export of Portuguese wine to England ⓘ
field diplomatic history ⓘ
economic history ⓘ
followed earlier Anglo-Portuguese treaties ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Anglo-Portuguese Commercial Treaty of 1703 ⓘ
linked to: Methuen Treaty

Treaty of Methuen ⓘ
linked to: Methuen Treaty
hasParticipant John Methuen ⓘ
Portuguese negotiators ⓘ
influenced British trade policy toward Portugal ⓘ
Portuguese trade policy ⓘ
inForceDuring 18th century ⓘ
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
longTermConsequence shaped 18th-century economic relations between Britain and Portugal ⓘ
shaped 18th-century political relations between Britain and Portugal ⓘ
namedAfter John Methuen ⓘ
politicalImpact reinforced Portugal’s alignment with England against France ⓘ
strengthened Anglo-Portuguese alliance ⓘ
primaryPurpose promotion of trade in wine and textiles ⓘ
regulation of commercial relations between England and Portugal ⓘ
region Europe ⓘ
relatedTo Anglo-Portuguese Alliance ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
signatoryCountry Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
signedInCentury 18th century ⓘ
signedOn 1703 ⓘ
stipulated preferential tariffs for Portuguese wine in England ⓘ
preferential treatment for English woollen cloth in Portugal ⓘ
subject Anglo-Portuguese trade ⓘ
tariff policy ⓘ
textile trade ⓘ
wine trade ⓘ

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Treaties of Portugal → hasPart → Methuen Treaty ⓘ
Anglo-Portuguese Alliance → hasPart → Methuen Treaty ⓘ
Pedro II of Portugal → signedTreaty → Methuen Treaty ⓘ
Methuen Treaty → hasAlternativeName → Treaty of Methuen ⓘ
linked to: Methuen Treaty
Methuen Treaty → hasAlternativeName → Anglo-Portuguese Commercial Treaty of 1703 ⓘ
linked to: Methuen Treaty
Treaty of The Hague (1703) → followed → Treaty of Methuen (1703) ⓘ
linked to: Methuen Treaty
Treaty of The Hague (1703) → relatedTo → Treaty of Methuen (1703) ⓘ
linked to: Methuen Treaty