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Treaty of Brétigny
England-France [1360]
Treaty of BrĂ©tigny, (1360) Treaty between England and France that ended the first phase of the Hundred Yearsâ War. Marking a serious setback for the French, the treaty was signed after Edward the Black Prince defeated and captured John II of France at the Battle of Poitiers (1356). The French ceded extensive territories in northwestern France to England and agreed to ransom John at a cost of three million gold crowns, while King Edward III renounced his claim to the French throne. The treaty failed to establish a lasting peace, and the war began again in 1369.
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