The Treaty of Troyes was an agreement that Henry V of England would inherit the throne of France upon the death of King Charles VI of France. It was signed in Troyes, France in 1420. The treaty was part of the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt. This attempt to alter the traditional pattern of French royal succession did not succeed. Henry V of England (16 September 1387 – 31 August 1422) was one of the great warrior kings of the Middle Ages. ... Charles VI Charles VI the Well-Beloved, later known as the Mad (French: Charles VI le Bien-Aimé, later known as le Fol) (December 3, 1368 – October 21, 1422) was a King of France (1380 – 1422) and a member of the Valois Dynasty. ... Troyes is a town in northeastern France. ... Events May 21 - Treaty of Troyes. ... Combatants Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Commanders Henry V of England Charles dAlbret Strength About 6,000 (but see Modern re-assessment). 4/5 longbowmen, 1/5 dismounted men-at-arms. ...

Terms

This treaty attempted to disinherit the future Charles VII from succession to the French throne. It arranged the marriage of Charles VI's daughter Catherine of Valois to English King Henry V and proclaimed Henry V and his future sons to be the successors of Charles VI. The Estates-General of France ratified the agreement later that year after Henry V entered Paris. Charles VII the Victorious, a. ... Catherine of Valois (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was the Queen consort of England from 1420 until 1422. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Henry V of England (16 September 1387 – 31 August 1422) was one of the great warrior kings of the Middle Ages. ... In France under the Ancien Régime, the States-General or Estates-General (French: États généraux), was a legislative assembly (see The States) of the different classes (or estates) of French subjects. ...

Background

The Treaty of Troyes was an attempt to end the Hundred Years' War between England and France. French king Charles VI suffered bouts of insanity through much of his reign. Henry V had invaded in 1415 and delivered a crushing defeat to the French at Agincourt. Three years later French partisans of Dauphin Charles murdered John, Duke of Burgundy. John's successor Philip, Duke of Burgundy was outraged and formed an alliance with the English. Combatants England Burgundy Brittany Portugal Navarre Flanders Hainault Aquitaine Luxembourg Holy Roman Empire France Castile Scotland Genoa Majorca Image:Kingdom of Bohemia. ... Events Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. ... Combatants Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Commanders Henry V of England Charles dAlbret Strength About 6,000 (but see Modern re-assessment). 4/5 longbowmen, 1/5 dismounted men-at-arms. ... Coat of Arms of the Dauphins of France. ... Duke John I aka Jean de Valois and Jean de Bourgogne (May 28, 1371, Dijon – September 10, 1419, on the bridge of Montereau), also known as the Fearless (French: sans peur) was Duke of Burgundy from 1404 to 1419. ... There are a number of men called Philip of Burgundy: Philip of Burgundy (1323 – 1346), count-consort of Auvergne and Boulogne, the only son and heir of Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy and Princess Jeanne of France, countess of Artois and Burgundy. ...

Unpopular Queen Isabeau of Bavaria agreed to the treaty declaring her son to be a bastard in what might be viewed as Realpolitik. Four of her five sons had already died. Dauphin Charles was sickly and suspected of involvement in the murder plot (he had failed to intervene while it happened in front of him). There were probably concerns about the chances of him inheriting his father's illness. If the dynasties joined through Henry V it could end the war and leave France in the hands of a vigorous and able king. The Duke of Burgundy, also involved in the negotiations, accepted no outward benefit from the agreement other than with the disinheritance of Charles the Dauphin, Philip was next in the Valois lineage for succession to the throne. Apparently it was enough to satisfy him that the man he blamed for his father's murder had been disinherited. Isabeau de Bavière (also Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt; ca. ... Realpolitik (German: real (realistic, practical or actual) and Politik (politics)) is a term used to describe politics based on strictly practical rather than idealistic notions, and practiced without any sentimental illusions. // The term was coined by Ludwig August von Rochau, a German writer and politician in the 19th century, following... Coat of Arms of the Dauphins of France. ...

Controversy

At the time of the treaty's signing, no one expected that both Charles VI and Henry V would die within two months of each other in 1422, leaving an infant Henry VI of England the nominal ruler of both countries. Charles VII assumed de facto control of the remaining French territory upon his father's death. His detractors claimed that he was not the son of Charles VI. Queen Isabeau was rumored to have had an affair with the duke of Orléans and many observers viewed the treaty as confirmation of his illegitimacy. Supporters of the English claims called Charles VII the "King of Bourges," a derisive reference to the reduced state of France. Events January 10 - Battle of Nemecky Brod during the Hussite Wars. ... Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471, and King of France from 1422 to 1453. ... Louis de Valois (March 13, 1372 – November 23, 1407) was Duke of Orléans from 1392 to his death. ...

Clerics who supported Charles VII cited the ancient Salic Law to contest that no woman could transmit the right to inheritance. The treaty had based the claims of both Henry V and Henry VI on their relationship to Catherine of Valois. The aims of the Treaty of Troyes failed through the intervention of Joan of Arc, who brought Charles VII to an official coronation by recapturing the city of Rheims. The King of the Franks, in the midst of the military chiefs who formed his Treuste -- or armed court, dictates the Salic Law (Code of the Barbaric Laws). ... Joan of Arc, also known as Jeanne dArc,[1] (c. ... Reims (English traditionally Rheims) is a city of north-eastern France, 98 miles east-northeast of Paris. ...

See also

• Troyes
• Middle Ages
• History of England
• French History
• Hundred Years' War
• List of treaties
• Salic law
• English claims to the French throne