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Treaty of Le Verger
On August 20, 1488, Duchess Anne of Brittany signed a treaty at Le Verger with representatives of France's Charles VIII, acknowledging French overlor…
Timeline
- 1488Le Verger · Loire regionAfter the defeat at the Siege of Nantes, Duchess Anne, under French military pressure, agreed to hold peace talks at Le Verger to discuss the political arrangements between Brittany and France.
- 1488Le Verger · Loire regionThe treaty provided that Brittany would submit to France, that Anne's marriage required the consent of the French king, and that she would marry Charles VIII; although Brittany's independence was nominally preserved, it was in fact already greatly constrained by French royal authority.
Sources
- Anne of Brittany https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-of-Brittany
- Brittany and the Angevins: Province and Empire 1158-1203 — Judith Everard (2000)