Peace of the Ladies (Paix des Dames) When Women Made the Peace

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Peace of the Ladies (Paix des Dames)
When Women Made the Peace



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Definition: The Treaty of Cambrai, August 3, 1529, was between France, on one side, and the Hapsburgs (the Holy Roman Empire, i.e. Germany, and Spain). The treaty ended, for a time, fighting between the forces of King Frances I of France and Emperor Charles V.

The treaty arranged the marriage of Eleanor of Austria, sister of Charles V, to Francis I. (She was the widow of Portugal's Manuel I, who had earlier been married to two of her mother's sisters.) The treaty also arranged for a ransom to be paid to Charles for the release of Francis' sons. Francis gave up rights to several territories: Artois, Flanders and Tournoi.

It is called the "Paix des Dames" or "Peace of the Ladies" because it was negotiated by Louise of Savoy, mother of Francis I and his regent during his absence at the time, and Margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands and the aunt and, during his minority, the guardian, of Charles V. Marguerite of Navarre, daughter of Louise of Savoy, also helped in the negotiations.

The treaty is named for Cambrai, the city where negotiations took place.

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