Treaty of Senlis

Timeline

1. 1491–1493French-Netherlands frontier · Burgundian NetherlandsThe 1482 Treaty of Arras gave Artois and Franche-Comté to the French king as Margaret's dowry to the then-dauphin Charles. After Charles VIII married Anne of Brittany, Maximilian demanded the return of these lands; the two sides renewed hostilities along the northeastern frontier and opened peace talks.
2. 1493Senlis · SenlisOn 23 May 1493 the two sides signed a peace at Senlis. The treaty made Philip the Handsome heir to the Burgundian inheritance, confirmed the Habsburg recovery of Franche-Comté, Artois, Charolais, and others, while France continued to hold the duchy of Burgundy. Margaret left the French court to return to her father's house.
3. 1493–1494Artois and Franche-Comté · FranceThe Habsburgs restored actual control of Franche-Comté, Artois, and other lands, linking the Netherlands with the Empire's southwestern flank. Charles VIII set aside the Burgundian dispute and turned his forces toward Italy; Maximilian, after his father's death that same year, took sole control of the Empire, and the two entered a new cycle of confrontation.