TREATY OF Brétigny
May 8, 1360

Also called the Treaty of Bretigni, or the Treaty of Bretigny.

In a nutshell, the Treaty of Bretigny was concluded between England and France. By it Edward III. renounces his pretensions to the French crown. The treaty is ill kept, and indecisive hostilities continue between the forces of the two countries.

After French King John II had been captured by the English during the Hundred Years' War, his freedom was offered in exchange for money.

The Treaty of Brétigny stipulated that the French had to pay three million gold crowns to secure the release of their king. To put this figure into perspective: English King Edward made approx. 600,000 crowns per year.

The Treaty also specified that Aquitaine, Poitou, and Calais would be English domain.

The French couldn't come up with the dough, so the English accepted hostages instead. However, the hostages fled, the French king turned himself in again and died shortly after.

The son and heir of the French king didn't give a rat's arm about the previous treaties and thus the Hundred Years' War resumed.

And here is the map of France after the Treaty of Bretigny

France After the Treaty of Bretigny
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