Treaty of Breda
There have been two treaties known as the Treaty of Breda:
- Treaty of Breda (1650), signed on May 1, 1650 between Charles II (King in exile of England, Scotland and Ireland) and the Scottish Covenanters during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
- Treaty of Breda (1667), signed at the Dutch city of Breda, July 31, 1667, by England, the United Provinces (the Netherlands), France, and Denmark. It brought a hasty and inconclusive end to the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665–1667)
Also:
- Declaration of Breda in 1660 by Charles II of England paving the way for the English Restoration.
- Congress of Breda, negotiations between Great Britain and France to end the War of the Austrian Succession.
- The Surrender of Breda, painting by Diego Velázquez after the siege to the city in 1624.
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