Treaty of Westminster (1527)

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The Treaty of Westminster (1527) was an alliance agreement between England and France during the reign of Henry VIII, aimed primarily at opposing the power of Emperor Charles V in Europe.

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Label Occurrences
Treaty of Westminster (1527) canonical 2
Treaty of Amiens (1527) 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf alliance agreement ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
aimedAgainst Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Habsburg hegemony in Europe ⓘ
category 16th-century treaties ⓘ
Treaties of the Kingdom of England ⓘ
Treaties of the Kingdom of France ⓘ
Treaties signed in Westminster ⓘ
countrySignatory Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
dateSigned 1527 ⓘ
diplomaticRoleOfHenryVIII to form an anti-Habsburg alliance with France ⓘ
foreignPolicySignificance marked a shift in Henry VIII’s continental alliances ⓘ
geopoliticalImpact intensified Anglo-Imperial tensions ⓘ
strengthened Franco-English cooperation against Charles V ⓘ
historicalContext Italian Wars ⓘ
rivalry between Francis I of France and Charles V ⓘ
historicalPeriod reign of Henry VIII ⓘ
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
monarchOfSignatory Francis I of France ⓘ
Henry VIII of England ⓘ
opposedPower Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
opposedRuler Charles V, King of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Charles I of Spain
partOf European balance-of-power diplomacy in the early 16th century ⓘ
placeSigned Westminster ⓘ
politicalObjective to realign England away from Charles V ⓘ
to support France against the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
primaryPurpose to oppose the power of Emperor Charles V in Europe ⓘ
relatedTo League of Cognac ⓘ
Treaty of Amiens (1527) ⓘ
resultedIn closer Anglo-French cooperation against the Habsburgs ⓘ
signatoryMonarch Francis I of France ⓘ
Henry VIII of England ⓘ
subjectMatter anti-imperial coalition ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ
mutual assistance ⓘ
typeOfAlliance defensive alliance ⓘ
offensive alliance ⓘ

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

Treaties of England → hasPart → Treaty of Westminster (1527) ⓘ
Treaty of London (1518) → followedBy → Treaty of Westminster (1527) ⓘ
Treaty of Westminster (1527) → relatedTo → Treaty of Amiens (1527) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Westminster (1527)