# Treaty of Brétigny (1360)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1360-treaty-of-bretigny
Location: Brétigny

France ceded large territories to England in exchange for John II’s release and a temporary peace. Within the broader Late Medieval France period, The Valois kingdom endured the Hundred Years’ War, plague, civil conflict and English occupation before recovering under Charles VII and Louis XI. Military and fiscal reforms strengthened the crown by the late fifteenth century. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is John II the Good (King of France). Treaty of Brétigny mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Treaty of Brétigny mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems.

Ruler at the time: [John II the Good](https://history-france.com/rulers/john-ii-the-good)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Treaty of Brétigny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Treaty+of+Br%C3%A9tigny&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Treaty of Brétigny](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Treaty+of+Br%C3%A9tigny)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of French history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_French_history)