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Treaty of Crépy-en-Laonnois (1544)

معاهدة كريسبي دي فالوا (١٥٤٤م)

18 September 1544 CE · 1 Rajab 951 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

The treaty Charles V concluded with the king of France at Crépy-en-Laonnois on 18 September 1544 — after, in al-Salabi's phrase, his star sank with the Algiers disaster and the Protestant rising pressed him in Germany; by it Khayr al-Din's forces evacuated Toulon for Istanbul 1.

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The Gunpowder Empires
Region
Anatolia
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The Gunpowder Empires

Summary

Treaty between Charles V and the king of France at Crépy-en-Laonnois, 18 September 1544 1.

Context

Al-Salabi ties it to Charles's disaster before Algiers and the pressure of the Protestant rising in Germany: he had attacked north-eastern France, been repulsed under Châteaudun's walls, and had to leave for Germany 1.

Outcome

By it Khayr al-Din's forces evacuated Toulon and returned to Istanbul, carrying Elba and the coastal towns' booty on the way 1.

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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor· Francis I of France

People and things also explored

Truce of Nice (1538)· سليمان القانوني· Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor· Francis I of France· Charles V's Algiers expedition (1541)· Charles V's conquest of Tunis (1535)· Hasan Agha al-Tushi· Prince Philip (Philip II of Spain)

Sources

  1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 232
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Truce of Nice (1538)

The ten-year truce between Charles V and France, Muharram 945/June 1538, whose calm let Charles turn to the 1541 Algiers campaign. The printed text reads '1358', plainly a misprint for 1538.