Treaty of Dover (1670)

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bilateral treaty secret treaty treaty

The Treaty of Dover (1670) was a secret agreement between England’s Charles II and France’s Louis XIV in which Charles pledged support for French policies (including war against the Dutch and a covert move toward Catholicism) in exchange for substantial subsidies.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Dover	4
Treaty of Dover (1670) canonical	4
Secret Treaty of Dover	1
Treaty of Dover (1670) secret alliance	1
Treaty of Dover negotiations	1
public treaty of 21 December 1670	1
secret treaty of 1 June 1670	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T50783 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Dover (1670)
Context triple: [Triple Alliance (1668), endedBy, Treaty of Dover (1670)]

A. Treaty of Utrecht
The Treaty of Utrecht was a series of peace agreements signed in 1713 that ended major hostilities in the War of the Spanish Succession and reshaped the balance of power in Europe and its colonial empires.
B. Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668)
The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) was a peace agreement that ended the War of Devolution between France and Spain, forcing Louis XIV to relinquish many of his conquests in the Spanish Netherlands while retaining some key fortified towns.
C. Treaty of Baden (1714)
The Treaty of Baden (1714) was a peace agreement that helped conclude the War of the Spanish Succession by settling remaining disputes between France and the Holy Roman Empire and confirming earlier territorial arrangements.
D. Treaty of Rastatt
The Treaty of Rastatt was a 1714 peace agreement between France and Austria that helped end the War of the Spanish Succession by redefining territorial control in Europe.
E. Treaty of Paris (1763)
The Treaty of Paris (1763) was the peace agreement that dramatically reshaped global colonial empires by transferring vast territories among Britain, France, and Spain at the close of the Seven Years' War.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Dover (1670)
Target entity description: The Treaty of Dover (1670) was a secret agreement between England’s Charles II and France’s Louis XIV in which Charles pledged support for French policies (including war against the Dutch and a covert move toward Catholicism) in exchange for substantial subsidies.

A. Treaty of Utrecht
The Treaty of Utrecht was a series of peace agreements signed in 1713 that ended major hostilities in the War of the Spanish Succession and reshaped the balance of power in Europe and its colonial empires.
B. Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668)
The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) was a peace agreement that ended the War of Devolution between France and Spain, forcing Louis XIV to relinquish many of his conquests in the Spanish Netherlands while retaining some key fortified towns.
C. Treaty of Baden (1714)
The Treaty of Baden (1714) was a peace agreement that helped conclude the War of the Spanish Succession by settling remaining disputes between France and the Holy Roman Empire and confirming earlier territorial arrangements.
D. Treaty of Rastatt
The Treaty of Rastatt was a 1714 peace agreement between France and Austria that helped end the War of the Spanish Succession by redefining territorial control in Europe.
E. Treaty of Paris (1763)
The Treaty of Paris (1763) was the peace agreement that dramatically reshaped global colonial empires by transferring vast territories among Britain, France, and Spain at the close of the Seven Years' War.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ secret treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Secret Treaty of Dover ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Dover (1670)
confidentiality	kept secret from most English ministers ⓘ not disclosed to the English Parliament at the time ⓘ
containsSecretClause	French promise to pay subsidies to Charles II ⓘ agreement on joint war against the Dutch Republic ⓘ commitment by Charles II to announce his conversion to Roman Catholicism ⓘ promise of French military support if Charles II faced domestic opposition ⓘ
countrySignatory	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ
dateSigned	1670-06-01 ⓘ
followedBy	public Anglo-French treaty of 1672 ⓘ
hasPart	public treaty of 21 December 1670 ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Dover (1670) secret treaty of 1 June 1670 ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Dover (1670)
historicalPeriod	Restoration England ⓘ linked to: Stuart period reign of Louis XIV ⓘ
ideologicalContext	absolutism of Louis XIV ⓘ restoration monarchy of Charles II ⓘ
inceptionYear	1670 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Armand de Bourbon, Prince de Conti ⓘ Henrietta of England, Duchess of Orléans ⓘ Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Colbert de Croissy ⓘ linked to: Jean-Baptiste Colbert Thomas Clifford ⓘ linked to: Sir Thomas Clifford
opposedBy	Dutch Republic ⓘ
placeSigned	Dover ⓘ Kent ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
politicalEffect	contributed to anti-French and anti-Catholic sentiment in England ⓘ deepened suspicion of Catholic influence at the English court ⓘ strengthened royal prerogative of Charles II through foreign subsidies ⓘ
purpose	Anglo-French alliance against the Dutch Republic ⓘ to coordinate war against the Dutch Republic ⓘ to promote Catholic interests in England ⓘ to secure French subsidies for Charles II ⓘ
relatedConflict	Franco-Dutch War ⓘ Third Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ linked to: Anglo-Dutch Wars
religiousAspect	commitment to favor Roman Catholicism in England ⓘ planned public declaration of Charles II’s Catholic faith ⓘ
signatory	Charles II of England ⓘ Louis XIV of France ⓘ
stipulatedSubsidy	2 million livres tournois per year ⓘ additional lump-sum payment upon public conversion of Charles II ⓘ
topic	Anglo-French relations ⓘ English foreign policy in the 17th century ⓘ religion and politics in Stuart England ⓘ

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