Treaty of Loudun
| Signed | 3 May 1616 |
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| Location | Loudun, France |
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| Languages | French |
The Treaty of Loudun was signed on 3 May 1616 in
Negotiations and terms
Negotiations between the court and Condé took place at Loudun between February and May and were conducted by the secretary of state,
Aftermath
Concini remained with quite a bit of power as the favorite of Marie, who eventually made Condé also give his support. Du Plessis, a supporter of Concini, was made conseiller d'état late in May, and Concini got Villeroy removed from his post as councillor in June (although this did not take full effect until 9 August). Concini was also made lieutenant-general in Normandy and governor of Caen and received a sweetener of 300,000 livres.[2] He was widely unpopular for being a foreigner (an Italian from Florence), and his receipt of these emoluments again inspired many nobles to think of revolting.
Condé meanwhile forsook good governance in an attempt for increased personal power and the throne.
See also
References
Citations
Sources
- Dyer, Thomas Henry (1877). Modern Europe from the Fall of Constantinople to the Establishment of the German Empire, A.D. 1453–1871. Vol. III from 1593 to 1721. London: George Bell and Sons.
- Levi, Anthony (2000). Cardinal Richelieu and the Making of France. London: Constable. ISBN 9780094801905.
- Moote, A. Lloyd (1991) [1989]. Louis XIII, the Just. Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520911581.
- Parker, David (1971). "The Social Foundation of French Absolutism 1610-1630". Past & Present. 53 (53): 67–89. JSTOR 650281.
External links
- History Bookshop: Timelines
- "Mémoires touchant la négociation, conférances et paix conclue à Loudun, 1616" at Gallica, vol. VII of the Recueil relatif aux Protestants pendant les XVIe et XVIIe siècles