# Peace of Vervins (1598)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1598-peace-of-vervins
Location: Vervins

Peace with Spain ended a major international dimension of the Wars of Religion. Within the broader Bourbon & Ancien Régime period, Bourbon France became a leading European power through stronger royal government, global expansion, war and court culture. Fiscal strain, social privilege and Enlightenment criticism accumulated beneath the apparent strength of the Ancien Régime. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Henry IV (King of France). Peace of Vervins 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
Peace of Vervins mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems.

Ruler at the time: [Henry IV](https://history-france.com/rulers/henry-iv)

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