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Treaty of Abbeville-sur-Saône
In October 1279, King Philip III of France and King Peter III of Aragon concluded a peace treaty at Abbeville-sur-Saône in Burgundy, France, formally…
Timeline
- 1278–1279Burgundy · Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéSince Charles of Anjou conquered Sicily in 1266, the Capetian-Angevin alliance and Aragon had long faced off over the island's crown. Through papal mediation, negotiations took place in the Burgundian borderlands in 1278–1279, paving the way for formal signing.
- 1279Abbeville-sur-Saône · Saône-et-LoirePhilip III and Peter III formally signed the peace treaty at Abbeville-sur-Saône; their representatives exchanged documents under papal witness, declaring the state of war between France and Aragon at an end.
- 1279–1280Western Mediterranean · MediterraneanThe treaty recognized Aragon's rule over Sicily and Sardinia; France abandoned direct military claims to the Sicilian crown in exchange for Aragonian concessions on issues such as Provence. It created conditions for the stabilization of the southern European order in the 1280s, though the Angevin family's nominal claim to Sicily did not entirely disappear.
Sources
- Traité d'Abur-sur-Saône (1279) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trait%C3%A9_d%27Abur-sur-Sa%C3%B4ne
- The Sicilian Vespers: A History of the Mediterranean World in the Later Thirteenth Century — Steven Runciman (1958)