Treaty of Athis-sur-Orge

The Treaty of Athis-sur-Orge was a peace treaty signed on 23 June 1305 between King Philip IV of France and Robert III of Flanders.[1] The treaty was signed at Athis-sur-Orge after the Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle and concluded the Franco-Flemish War (1297-1305).

Coat of arms of the counts of Flanders.

Despite winning the battle at Mons-en-Pévèle, Philip's kingdom was too financially and militarily drained to take advantage of it.[2] The treaty instead imposed a heavy price.[2]

Treaty terms

Based on the terms of the treaty, the cities of Lille, Douai, and Orchies, were allocated to the French crown.[3] In return, Flanders was allowed to preserve its independence with the Count of Flanders but as a Fiefdom of France. At the same time, the treaty provided a yearly penalty of 20,000 pond and reparations of 400,000 pond paid by the Flemish.[2] They also were required to furnish Philip with 600 knights, while tearing down the fortresses around large cities.[2] Bruges was mandated to send 3,000 individuals on pilgrimage while 1,000 of them were required to travel overseas.[2]

Robert III of Flanders faced an impossible task of placating the French monarchy while trying to keep the Flemish cities from revolting.[2] It was not until after 1309, that any of the monetary reparations were paid.[4]

Uprisings following the treaty

Because the financial terms of the treaty were so hard, it was met with wide disapproval in Flanders.[2] In June 1310, Pope Clement V, under pressure from Philip, stated those that failed to fulfill the terms of the treaty would be excommunicated.[5] Aardenburg and Ghent suffered riots in 1311, due to tax collection.[4] Flemish farmers and middle class were hit the hardest that the Peasant Revolt in Flanders broke out in 1323.[6] The peasant revolt turned into a popular uprising that dominated politics for 5 years in the county of Flanders. It was crushed in 1328 with the Battle of Cassel.

See also

References
  1. Strickland 2010, p. 85.
  2. Kittell 1991, p. 109.
  3. Sumption 1999, p. 185.
  4. TeBrake 1993, p. 35.
  5. Jordan 1995, p. 311.
  6. Verbruggen 1997, p. 153.

Sources
  • Jordan, William Chester (1995). "The Capetians from the death of Philip II to Philip IV". In Abulafia, David; Jones, Michael (eds.). The New Cambridge Medieval History. Vol. 5, C.1198–c.1300. Cambridge University Press.
  • Kittell, Ellen E. (1991). From Ad Hoc to Routine: A Case Study in Medieval Bureaucracy. University of Pennsylvania Press.
  • Strickland, Matthew (2010). "The Wars of Philip the Fair and his Successors, 1285-1328". In Rogers, Clifford J. (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology. Vol. 2:East-Menf. Oxford University Press.
  • Sumption, Jonathan (1999). The Hundred Years War. Vol. 1, Trial by Battle. University of Pennsylvania Press.
  • TeBrake, William H. (1993). A Plague of Insurrection: Popular Politics and Peasant Revolt in Flanders, 1323-1328. University of Pennsylvania Press.
  • Verbruggen, J. F. (1997). The Art of Warfare in Western Europe During the Middle Ages: From the Eighth Century to 1340. The Boydell Press.


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