Treaty of Compiègne (1624)

Treaty of Compiègne
Cardinal Richelieu, architect of the treaty
Signed10 June 1624 (1624-06-10)
LocationCompiègne, France
Negotiators
Original
signatories
Parties
LanguagesFrench

The Treaty of Compiègne, signed on 10 June 1624, was a mutual defence alliance between the Kingdom of France and the Dutch Republic, for an initial period of three years.

One of a series of treaties designed to isolate Spain, France agreed to subsidise the Dutch in their War of Independence in return for naval assistance, as well as trading privileges. It ultimately proved controversial, since its provisions were used to require the Protestant Dutch to help suppress their French co-religionists in La Rochelle.

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