Treaty of Troyes 1420
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On the 21st of May 1420 King Henry V of England and King Charles VI of France signed the Treaty of Troyes which was supposed to end the Hundred Years War between France and England. The Treaty arranged the marriage of Henry and Catherine, Charles's daughter, and declared Henry and his heirs to be successors to the French throne.1 The treaty was ratified by the French Estates-General after Henry entered Paris later that year, and again at Amiens in 1423.
A little over two years later both Henry and Charles were dead, and Henry's infant son was declared king of France.2 However, the succession was disputed by Charles' son the Dauphin Charles VII. Charles was opposed by combined forces of England, Burgandy, and Brittany, but in 1429, with the aide of Joan of Arc, he was able to relieve the Siege of Orleans and was crowned king of France at Reims Cathedral, and maintained a court at Bourges.3 Although Henry was later crowned king of France in 1431, Charles managed to eventually defeat his opponents and secure the throne of France for himself.3
