Treaty of Bourges

The treated of Bourges was signed the May 18th 1412 with Bourges.

The allied princes were in full negotiation with the England to arrive to an alliance when the luggage of the monk Jacques the Large messenger of Jean without Peur, duke of Burgundy were seized. The contents of these luggage were a discovery at the very least surprising.

It was about the file of negotiation where the text written concerning the treaty of alliance appeared: 1000 men-at-arms and 300 archers English would be placed at the disposal of the combined princes, in compensation Henri IV of England would receive the helps to reconquer the Guyenne and the acceptance of the allied princes to lend homage to the English sovereign for the strongholds which they have in this duchy. This treaty also stipulated that the Poitou and the Angoumois possession of Jean de Berry and Charles of Orleans will be with the death of the two princes given to king d' Angleterre.

A more immediate danger watched for the kingdom of France. This treaty of alliance stipulated that twenty fortresses were to be given to Henri IV of England immediately .

The treaty of alliance was signed by Henri IV of England on May 18th, 1412 with London, for their part the allied princes signed this treaty in Bourges at the same date.

The signatories of this treaty were: Jean de Berry, Charles of Orleans, Jean {{Ier}} of Bourbon and Jean {{Ier}} of Alençon.

Sources

Charles VI the insane king of Francoise Autrand

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