Treaty of Corbeil (1258)
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The Treaty of Corbeil was an agreement signed on 11 May 1258, in Corbeil
(today Corbeil-Essonnes
, in the region of Île-de-France
) between Louis IX of France
and James I of Aragon
.
The French king, as the heir of Charlemagne
, renounced feudal overlordship over the counties of the Marca Hispanica
.
James I renounced claims to Fenouillet-du-Razès
and Peyrepertuse
, with the castle of Puilaurens
, the castle of Fenouillet
, the Castellfisel, the castle of Peyrepertuse
and the castle of Quéribus
; moreover he renounced his feudal overlordship over Toulouse, Saint Gilles, Quercy
, Narbonne
, Albi, Carcassonne
(part of the County of Toulouse since 1213), Razès
, Béziers
, Lauragais
, Termes
and Ménerbes
(enfeoffed in 1179 to Roger III of Béziers); to Agde
and Nîmes
(their viscount was recognized as the feudatory of the Counts of Barcelona from 1112), and Rouergue
, Millau
and Gévaudan
(derived from the inheritance of Douce of Provence). Under his lordship remained the viscounty of Carlat and the lordship of Montpeller
with the barony of Aumelas
.
The renunciation of the feudal rights of the King of Aragon over the County of Foix
, initially included in the treaty, was rejected by the king of Aragon on ratifying the document on 16 July 1258, on the grounds that it was not under the overlordship of the king of France.
According to this treaty the daughter of James I, Elisabeth, would marry Philip, heir of Louis IX
.
On 17 July, the Aragonese king renounced his hereditary rights to the County of Provence (then an imperial fief) in favor of Marguerite, daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence
, his uncle (died in 1245) and wife of the French king.
The direct result of the treaty was to definitively separate the House of Barcelona-Aragon
from the politics of today's southern France
. A secondary effect is that it allowed the transfer of Provence
to the Capetian House of Anjou
, and after extinction of that house, its incorporation into France.
Corbeil
- Places :* Corbeil, Ontario, Canada* Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne, France, a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris* The Corbeil Cathedral* Corbeil, Marne, France, a commune in north-eastern France...
(today Corbeil-Essonnes
Corbeil-Essonnes
Corbeil-Essonnes is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although neighboring Évry is the official seat of the Arrondissement of Évry, the sub-prefecture building and administration are located inside the commune of Corbeil-Essonnes.In the 19th...
, in the region of Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
) between Louis IX of France
Louis IX of France
Louis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
and James I of Aragon
James I of Aragon
James I the Conqueror was the King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276...
.
The French king, as the heir of Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
, renounced feudal overlordship over the counties of the Marca Hispanica
Marca Hispanica
The Marca Hispanica , also known as Spanish March or March of Barcelona was a buffer zone beyond the province of Septimania, created by Charlemagne in 795 as a defensive barrier between the Umayyad Moors of Al-Andalus and the Frankish Kingdom....
.
James I renounced claims to Fenouillet-du-Razès
Fenouillet-du-Razès
Fenouillet-du-Razès is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
and Peyrepertuse
Peyrepertuse
Peyrepertuse is a ruined fortress and one of the so-called Cathar castles located high in the French Pyrénées in the commune of Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, in the Aude département, and has been associated with the Counts of Narbonne and Barcelona...
, with the castle of Puilaurens
Puilaurens
The Château de Puilaurens is one of the so-called Cathar castles in what is now the South of France. It is located in the commune of Lapradelle-Puilaurens in the Aude département. The castle stands on a spur of rock above the Boulzane Valley and the villages of Lapradelle and Puilaurens...
, the castle of Fenouillet
Fenouillet, Pyrénées-Orientales
Fenouillet is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-References:*...
, the Castellfisel, the castle of Peyrepertuse
Peyrepertuse
Peyrepertuse is a ruined fortress and one of the so-called Cathar castles located high in the French Pyrénées in the commune of Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, in the Aude département, and has been associated with the Counts of Narbonne and Barcelona...
and the castle of Quéribus
Queribus
The Château de Quéribus is a ruined castle in the commune of Cucugnan in the Aude département of France...
; moreover he renounced his feudal overlordship over Toulouse, Saint Gilles, Quercy
Quercy
Quercy is a former province of France located in the country's southwest, bounded on the north by Limousin, on the west by Périgord and Agenais, on the south by Gascony and Languedoc, and on the east by Rouergue and Auvergne....
, Narbonne
Viscount of Narbonne
The Viscount of Narbonne was the secular ruler of Narbonne in the Middle Ages. Narbonne had been the capital of the Visigoth province of Septimania, until the eighth century, after which it became the Carolingian Viscounty of Narbonne. Narbonne was nominally subject to the Carolingian Counts of...
, Albi, Carcassonne
Carcassonne
Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc.It is divided into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse. Carcassone was founded by the Visigoths in the fifth century,...
(part of the County of Toulouse since 1213), Razès
Razès
Razès is a historical area in southwestern France, in today's Aude département.Several communes of the département include Razès in their name:* Bellegarde-du-Razès* Belvèze-du-Razès* Fenouillet-du-Razès* Fonters-du-Razès...
, Béziers
Béziers
Béziers is a town in Languedoc in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Hérault department. Béziers hosts the famous Feria de Béziers, centred around bullfighting, every August. A million visitors are attracted to the five-day event...
, Lauragais
Lauragais
The Lauragais is an area of southwestern France located south-east of Toulouse....
, Termes
Termes, Aude
Termes is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:-External links:*...
and Ménerbes
Ménerbes
Ménerbes is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France, a walled village on a hilltop in the Luberon mountains, footbills of the French Alps....
(enfeoffed in 1179 to Roger III of Béziers); to Agde
Agde
Agde is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. It is the Mediterranean port of the Canal du Midi.-Location:Agde is located on the river Hérault, 4 km from the Mediterranean Sea, and 750 km from Paris...
and Nîmes
Nîmes
Nîmes is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
(their viscount was recognized as the feudatory of the Counts of Barcelona from 1112), and Rouergue
Rouergue
Rouergue is a former province of France, bounded on the north by Auvergne, on the south and southwest by Languedoc, on the east by Gévaudan and on the west by Quercy...
, Millau
Millau
Millau is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is located at the confluence of the Tarn and Dourbie rivers.-History:...
and Gévaudan
Gévaudan
Gévaudan is a historical area of France, nowadays situated in Lozère département. It took its name from the Gabali, a Gallic tribe subordinate to the Arverni.- History :...
(derived from the inheritance of Douce of Provence). Under his lordship remained the viscounty of Carlat and the lordship of Montpeller
Montpelier
Montpelier or Montpellier is the name of several places:in Canada:* Montpellier, Quebec* Montpellier , a train station in Montreal, Canadain France:* Montpellier, a city in southern France** The University of Montpellierin Ireland:...
with the barony of Aumelas
Aumelas
Aumelas is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
.
The renunciation of the feudal rights of the King of Aragon over the County of Foix
County of Foix
The County of Foix was an independent medieval fief in southern France, and later a province of France, whose territory corresponded roughly the eastern part of the modern département of Ariège ....
, initially included in the treaty, was rejected by the king of Aragon on ratifying the document on 16 July 1258, on the grounds that it was not under the overlordship of the king of France.
According to this treaty the daughter of James I, Elisabeth, would marry Philip, heir of Louis IX
Louis IX of France
Louis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
.
On 17 July, the Aragonese king renounced his hereditary rights to the County of Provence (then an imperial fief) in favor of Marguerite, daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence
Ramon Berenguer IV , Count of Provence and Forcalquier, was the son of Alfonso II of Provence and Garsenda of Sabran, heiress of Forcalquier. After his father's death , Ramon was imprisoned in the castle of Monzón, in Aragon until he was able to escape in 1219 and claim his inheritance. He was a...
, his uncle (died in 1245) and wife of the French king.
The direct result of the treaty was to definitively separate the House of Barcelona-Aragon
House of Barcelona
The House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon from 1137 . From the male part they descend from the Bellonids, the descendants of Wifred the Hairy...
from the politics of today's southern France
Southern France
Southern France , colloquially known as le Midi is defined geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Gironde, Spain, the Mediterranean, and Italy...
. A secondary effect is that it allowed the transfer of Provence
Provence
Provence ; Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) is a region of south eastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
to the Capetian House of Anjou
Capetian House of Anjou
The Capetian House of Anjou, also known as the House of Anjou-Sicily and House of Anjou-Naples, was a royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet. Founded by Charles I of Sicily, a son of Louis VIII of France, the Capetian king first ruled the Kingdom of Sicily during the 13th century...
, and after extinction of that house, its incorporation into France.
External links
- Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911: Louis VIII. of France
- The Worlds of Alfonso the Learned and James the Conqueror - Robert I. Burns, S.J., ed.
- The Crusader Kingdom of Valencia - Robert Ignatius Burns, S.J.
- St. Louis IX - Catholic Encyclopedia on CD-ROM The Corbeil Treaty on the Roussillon History site
- Article on the Roquefeuil Versols (Guillaume de Roquefeuil signed the treaty on behalf of James I)Roquefeuil VersolsThe Roquefeuil Versols family appeared around 900 as an offshoot of the House of Barcelona, Spain, who were kings of Aragon. At this time they controlled vast territories in the Languedoc under various noble titles. They lost their nobility and particule "de" with a natural filiation in 1752...