EuropeEvent

Signing of the Treaty of Joinville

When: 1584
Where: Joinville, Haute-Marne, France
Episodes: 1

On 31 December 1584, the French Catholic League and Habsburg Spain secretly signed the Treaty of Joinville at a Guise palace in Haute-Marne. The agreement provided Spanish financial support to the League and recognized Cardinal Charles de Bourbon as heir to the French throne.

Episodes

31 December 1584 · Joinville, Haute-Marne, FranceSecret Signing at Joinville
The Treaty of Joinville was signed in secret on 31 December 1584 by the Catholic League and Habsburg Spain at a Guise palace in Haute-Marne.

Background and detail

Secret Signing. The treaty was concluded in secret on 31 December 1584. The parties involved were the Catholic League, led by the House of Guise, and Habsburg Spain. The meeting occurred at a palace belonging to the House of Guise in Joinville, Haute-Marne, France.

People involved

Catholic League · Signatory party led by the House of Guise
Habsburg Spain · Signatory party represented by Philip II
Philip II of Spain · Spanish monarch who agreed to finance the League
Cardinal Charles de Bourbon · Recognized as heir to Henry III of France

Sources

Treaty of Joinville Wikipedia, revision of 2025-07-18

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