Treaty of Nonsuch
The Treaty of Nonsuch was signed on 10 August 1585 by
Terms
The treaty was provoked by the signing of the Treaty of Joinville in 1584 between Philip II of Spain and the Catholic League in which Philip II promised to finance the League.
Elizabeth I agreed to supply 6,400 foot soldiers and 1,000 cavalry (who were to be led by Robert Dudley, the 1st Earl of Leicester) which were initially intended as a way of lifting the
The treaty granted Elizabeth the right to appoint two councillors to the
The surety provoked the objection of Zeeland, which was to lose the most by this measure. Elizabeth rejected the title of General of the Provinces, offered to her in the treaty. [citation needed]
Aftermath
Philip II viewed the treaty as a declaration of war against him by Elizabeth I, and the
The Treaty of Nonsuch was renewed and amended by the Treaty of Westminster of 6/16 August 1598 between the States-General and the Privy Council on behalf of Elizabeth.[2]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ a b R. B. Wernham, Before the Armada: The growth of English foreign policy 1485–1588 (1966), p. 371.
- ^ Davenport, F. G.; Paulin, C. O. (1917). European Treaties Bearing on the History of the United States and Its Dependencies. Carnegie Institution of Washington. pp. 239–242.
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