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Arras, Treaty of.

1 Treaty of 1435, between King Charles VII of France and Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy. Through it, France and Burgundy became reconciled. Philip deserted his English allies and recognized Charles as king of France. In return, Philip received the Somme towns and was exempted from homage to the crown. Charles also agreed to punish the murderers of Philip's father, Duke John of Burgundy.

2 Treaty of 1482, between King Louis XI of France and the local governments of the Netherlands, following the death of Mary of Burgundy. In 1483 Mary's widower, Archduke Maximilian of Austria (later Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I), reluctantly accepted the treaty. The acquisition of Burgundy by France was recognized. Maximilian's infant daughter, Margaret of Austria, was to marry the dauphin (later King Charles VIII), bringing Artois and Franche-Comté as dowry. Maximilian's infant son (later King Philip I of Castile) was to do homage for Flanders to France. When Charles VIII married Anne of Brittany, Maximilian forced him to restore Margaret's dowry by the Treaty of Senlis (1493).


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The Treaty of Arras (1482) was a treaty between King Louis XI of France and the governments of the Low Countries. The treaty signifies the end of the Burgundian succession crisis.

Mary of Burgundy had died on 27 March 1482 leaving the inheritance of her father Charles the Bold to her husband the future Emperor Maximilian I. By the Treaty of Arras he agreed to marry his sister the Archduchess Margaret of Austria to the than Dauphin Charles, who would soon become Charles VIII of France. Margaret brought the Counties of Artois and Burgundy to France as her dowry. Although the bethrotal was later renounced and Charles VIII would marry Anne of Brittany, the Burgundian inheritance effectively remained under French control thus ending the dream of a Burgundian kingdom or an independent Duchy of Burgundy once and for all.

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