Treaty of Chambord (1552)

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The Treaty of Chambord (1552) was an agreement in which Holy Roman Empire princes, led by Maurice of Saxony, ceded the imperial cities of Metz, Toul, and Verdun to King Henry II of France in exchange for his support against Emperor Charles V.

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Treaty of Chambord (1552) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international agreement ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Alliance of Chambord ⓘ
linked to: Chambord Alliance

Chambord Alliance ⓘ
beneficiary Kingdom of France ⓘ
cededTerritory Metz ⓘ
Toul ⓘ
Verdun ⓘ
linked to: Verdun, France
countryInvolved Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
dateSigned 1552 ⓘ
grantedTo Henry II of France ⓘ
historicalContext Habsburg–Valois rivalry ⓘ
Reformation era ⓘ
historicalPeriod 16th century ⓘ
language French ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay France ⓘ
longTermConsequence integration of Metz into the Kingdom of France ⓘ
integration of Toul into the Kingdom of France ⓘ
integration of Verdun into the Kingdom of France ⓘ
mainProvisions French military and financial support to rebellious princes of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
cession of Metz to France ⓘ
cession of Toul to France ⓘ
cession of Verdun to France ⓘ
notableFeature alliance between Catholic France and Protestant German princes ⓘ
opponent Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
partyType Catholic monarch of France ⓘ
Protestant princes of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
placeSigned Chambord ⓘ
Château de Chambord ⓘ
politicalGoal to strengthen French influence in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
to weaken the power of Emperor Charles V ⓘ
precedes Treaty of Passau (1552) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Passau
relatedConflict Italian Wars ⓘ
Second Schmalkaldic War ⓘ
relatedEvent Henry II of France’s campaign in Lorraine in 1552 ⓘ
result French occupation of Metz ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Metz

French occupation of Toul ⓘ
French occupation of Verdun ⓘ
strengthening of Protestant princes against Charles V ⓘ
signatory Albert, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach ⓘ
Henry II of France ⓘ
John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg ⓘ
Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
typeOfAlliance military alliance ⓘ
political alliance ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Metz → previousEvent → Treaty of Chambord (1552) ⓘ
French seizure of the Three Bishoprics → treatyContext → Treaty of Chambord (1552) ⓘ