Talk:Treaty of Westminster (1527)

The Treaty of Westminster is not part of the League of Cognac but a separate agreement. I think it should have its own entry
As noted in the League of Cognac pages, Henry VIII actually refused to join the League of Cognac.

The Treaty of Westminster had little to do with the League but it was critically important for Henry VIII's foreign policy. It was signed on 30 April 1527 (at which point Henry VIII could literally have had no effect on Charles V campaign or the Sack of Rome in May 1527.

In the Treaty of Westminster of April 30, 1527, Henry VIII and Francis I ONLY -- no other participants -- agreed to an ‘Eternal peace' upping Francis’s annual pension to Henry and agreeing to apply joint pressure on Charles V. https://www.henryviiithereign.co.uk/1527.html

-In this treaty, Mary again was offered for a diplomatic marriage to King Francis I or, alternatively, to his second son, the Duke of Orleans. (the future Henry II). The two monarchs agree that Charles has to pay his debts to England and release Francis’s two sons, still captive in Madrid. If Charles V refuses, then both England and France are prepared to declare war. Who would be Mary’s husband depended on Charles’s response – if Charles V agreed to France and England's terms, then Mary would marry the captive Duke of Orleans; if Charles V refused then Princess Mary would be wed to King Francis I, who would also then sever his betrothal to Charles V’s sister, Eleanor (or 'Eleanora') of Austria, Eleanor of Austria who was then the Dowager Queen of Portugal.

In August of 1527, however, Cardinal Wolsey Wolsey and King Francis I meet at Amiens and the treaties are ratified with Mary due to marry the Duke of Orleans. https://rebeccastarrbrown.com/2018/05/21/the-great-matter-1527/

On January 22, 1528 the two countries declared war on Charles V.

-The treaty proved futile in achieving its aim as Charles went ahead with his plans in Rome, imprisoning Pope Clement VII. This was a disaster for Wolsey as not only did it show that Charles V did not take this treaty seriously nor did he consider England as even a moderate threat, but also, securing an annulment through the pope who was now imprisoned by someone against the divorce (Charles V) was somewhat impossible.

-Essentially the failure of this treaty confirmed Cardinal Wolsey's downfall.

https://quizlet.com/143172005/henry-viiis-early-foreign-policy-1509-1527-flash-cards/

After the treaty of Cambrai was signed between Frances I and Charles V in 1529, Elanor of Austria did eventually marry Francis I and become Queen of France in 1530. The marriage was for show only and she exercised no political power as Queen of France. Jeholt3rd@aol.com (talk) 16:50, 9 March 2024 (UTC)