Charles V the Wise8 May 1360
Cedes territory to the English in order to release his father John II
France · Warfare / Hundred Years War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Cedes territory to the English in order to release his father John II
Released by the Treaty of Bretigny & the payment of a 3 million crown ransom. John is released by Edward III for 3 million gold crowns. Edward drops the title King of France
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