II.

Triple Alliance of 1596

The Triple Alliance of 1596 was concluded between England, France, and the Dutch Republic of the United Provinces (now the Netherlands), pledging the signatories to mutual aid against Spain. This treaty was notable in that it constituted the first formal recognition by France and England of the national status of the United Provinces, which was fighting its war of independence from Spanish rule. The alliance lasted until 1609, when a 12-year truce, negotiated by envoys of England and France, suspended the war between the United Provinces and Spain.