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Scottish-French alliance negotiations
In 1289, facing Edward I's increasingly forceful intervention, the Scottish guardian government sent envoys to France to negotiate with Philip IV's g…
Timeline
- 1289Edinburgh · ScotlandThe Scottish guardians recognized that domestic forces alone could not withstand English pressure and decided to send an embassy to France seeking French royal diplomatic recognition and security guarantees for Margaret's succession.
- 1289Paris · FranceScottish envoys negotiated with King Philip IV and his ministers, discussing opposing English absorption of Scottish influence, securing the queen's return, and future Franco-Scottish mutual assistance; France expressed support out of strategic interest in balancing England.
- 1289Scotland · ScotlandThough the negotiations did not immediately produce a formal military alliance, they established the political direction of Franco-Scottish cooperation against English interference, foreshadowing the 1295 Treaty of Paris and the Auld Alliance tradition, and making Edward I more wary of Franco-Scottish collusion.
Sources
- Contamine, Philippe. La Guerre cent ans — Philippe Contamine (2017)
- Barrow, G.W.S. Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland — G.W.S. Barrow (2005)