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The Treaty of Troyes was an agreement that King Henry V of England and his heirs would inherit the French throne upon the death of King Charles VI of France.It was formally signed in the French city of Troyes on 21 May 1420 in the aftermath of Henry's successful military campaign in France. [1]
In the spring of 1420, Henry and Philip forced Charles VI of France to sign the Treaty of Troyes, by which Henry would marry Charles's daughter Catherine of Valois, and Henry and his heirs would inherit the throne of France, disinheriting Charles's own son, the Dauphin Charles.
1420 Treaty of Troyes: Attempt to pass the French throne to England. 1422 Treaty of Melno: The Teutonic Knights relinquish Nieszawa to Poland and all claims to Samogitia and northern Lithuania to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Poland renounces claims to Pomerelia, Culmerland, and the Michelauer Land east of Culmerland. 1424 Edict of WieluĊ
21 October – Henry VI is proclaimed King of France in Paris following the death of Charles VI under the terms of the Treaty of Troyes. His uncle John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, acts as his regent in France. [1] 30 October – Charles the dauphin defies the Treaty of Troyes to be declared Charles VII of France in Bourges. [1] 1423
Under the Treaty of Troyes, signed by Charles VI on 21 May 1420, the throne would pass to Henry V or his heir. Henry had died in July 1422: his heir was the infant King Henry VI of England , son of Henry and Charles VI's daughter Catherine of Valois .
On May 21, 1420, the government of Charles VI was obliged to sign the Treaty of Troyes, which provided a legal framework for the transfer of power to Henry V, King of England, who had invaded and occupied northern France, including Paris.
May 21 – Treaty of Troyes: With the Burgundian faction dominant in France, King Charles VI of France acknowledges Henry V of England as his heir, and as virtual ruler of most of France. [1] May 25 – Henry the Navigator is appointed Grand Master of the Military Order of Christ. June 2 – Catherine of Valois marries King Henry V of England. [2]
In 1420, Henry sent an emissary to confer with the Queen, after which, according to Adams, Isabeau "ceded to what must have been a persuasively posed argument by Henry V's messenger". [53] France had effectively been left without an heir to the throne, even before the Treaty of Troyes.