Peace of Asti

Summary

The Peace of Asti was signed on 21 June 1615, between representatives of King Philip III of Spain and Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy of regarding the succession of the Marquis of the Duchy of Montferrat. The accord was developed after Spain threatened to attack Turin, the capital of Savoy. The treaty ended the War of the Montferrat Succession.[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ Victor Bénigne Flour de Saint-Genis, Histoire de Savoie d'après les documents originaux : Les temps modernes, 1516 à 1731, vol. 2, (Conte-Grand Bonne, 1869)

External links edit

  • Richelieu – Chapter IV
  • Monferrato War of Succession, 1613–1615