Declaration of Breda

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The Declaration of Breda was a 1660 proclamation by Charles II outlining terms for his restoration to the English throne, promising pardon, religious toleration, and settlement of property disputes to secure broad support.

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Label Occurrences
Declaration of Breda canonical 7
Declaration of Breda received 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document ⓘ
political proclamation ⓘ
royal declaration ⓘ
addressedTo English Parliament ⓘ
English people ⓘ
army and navy of England ⓘ
author Charles II of England ⓘ
containsPolicyOn civil and military arrears ⓘ
indemnity and pardon ⓘ
land and property settlement ⓘ
religious toleration ⓘ
country England ⓘ
date 1660-04-04 ⓘ
hasTitleInEnglish Declaration of Breda ⓘ
historicalPeriod English Restoration ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period

Interregnum ⓘ
influenced Restoration settlement in England ⓘ
post-Civil War political reconciliation in England ⓘ
issuedBy Charles II of England ⓘ
future Charles II of Ireland ⓘ
future Charles II of Scotland ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalEffect formed the basis for the Indemnity and Oblivion Act 1660 ⓘ
influenced the Act of Uniformity 1662 debates ⓘ
mainSubject English Civil War settlement ⓘ
English Restoration ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period

political reconciliation ⓘ
restoration of the monarchy in England ⓘ
negotiatedWith George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle ⓘ
placeOfIssue Breda ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
politicalPosition conciliatory ⓘ
moderate royalist ⓘ
promise general pardon for supporters of the Commonwealth and Protectorate ⓘ
liberty of conscience in matters of religion ⓘ
payment of arrears to the army ⓘ
respect for parliamentary government ⓘ
settlement of property disputes arising from the civil wars and Interregnum ⓘ
purpose to facilitate the restoration of Charles II to the English throne ⓘ
to secure broad political and social support in England ⓘ
relatedEvent Commonwealth of England ⓘ
Convention Parliament of 1660 ⓘ
English Civil War ⓘ
Execution of Charles I ⓘ
Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Restoration of Charles II ⓘ
Rule of the Rump Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Pride's Purge
storedIn The National Archives, Kew (original or related official copies) ⓘ
year 1660 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Restoration (England) → keyEvent → Declaration of Breda ⓘ
subject linked to: Restoration
Restoration of the monarchy → significantEvent → Declaration of Breda ⓘ
Charles II of England → issued → Declaration of Breda ⓘ
Declaration of Breda → hasTitleInEnglish → Declaration of Breda ⓘ
Convention Parliament → relatedDocument → Declaration of Breda ⓘ
Convention Parliament of 1660 → significantEvent → Declaration of Breda received ⓘ
linked to: Declaration of Breda
Second Commonwealth (1659–1660) → endCause → Declaration of Breda ⓘ