Treaty of Hampton Court (1562)
- Treaty of Hampton Court (1562)
The Treaty of Hampton Court (also known as the Treaty of Richmond) was signed on September 20, 1562 between Queen Elizabeth and Huguenot leader Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé. The treaty was concluded by François de Beauvais, Seigneur de Briquemault. Based on the terms of the accord, 3000 English troops were summoned to occupy Le Havre and Dieppe. Moreover, Queen Elizabeth promised to provide economic aid to the Huguenots. Once peace was restored in France, Elizabeth refused to withdraw her troops, stating that she had taken Le Havre not for religious reasons but to indemnify her for the loss of Calais, which was rightfully hers. The regent of France, Catherine de' Medici sent both Catholic and Huguenot troops against Le Havre, which surrendered on July 28, 1563. Feeling betrayed by the Huguenots, Elizabeth never trusted them again. [Knecht, p. 93.] [Doran, pp. 21-23.]
Motivation
The English Secretary of State, William Cecil was concerned with safeguarding the Protestant cause in Europe, fearing a Catholic alliance of France and Spain if the powerful Guise family gained an upper hand in the French Wars of Religion. Elizabeth I shared her advisor's concern for England's fragile Protestantism, but she was more concerned with the possibility of recovering Calais (lost by Mary I in 1558) which may have appeared if the Huguenots were triumphant. [Doran, pp. 21-23.]
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*List of treaties
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*cite book
last = Doran
first = Susan
title = Elizabeth I and Foreign Policy 1558-1603
publisher = Routledge
date = 2000
pages =
isbn = 0-415-15355-7
*Knecht, R. J. "Catherine de' Medici". London and New York: Longman, 1998. ISBN 0582082412
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