Treaty of Mechlin (1513) explained

The Treaty of Mechlin (1513) was an agreement between Henry VIII, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Pope Leo X to form an alliance against France. The treaty was the first of a series of treaties (the others being the Treaties of London of 1516 and 1518 and the Treaty of Cambrai of 1517) which attempted to unite the main European powers by building a holy league in order to establish a respublica christiana.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Mechlin (or Mechelen) was at the time the seat of Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy and location of her Hof van Savoye.

Notes and References

1. Smollett, Tobias (1758) A Complete History of England, from the Descent of Julius Caesar, to the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle, 1748: Containing the Transactions of One Thousand Eight Hundred and Three Years, Volume 4, James Rivington and James Fletcher, and R. Baldwin
2. Book: Williams, Hywel. Cassell's Chronology of World History. registration. London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2005. 0-304-35730-8. 197–204.
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=6HIsAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Treaty+of+Mechlin%22&pg=PA96 Rapin de Thoyras (Paul, M.) and Nicolas Tindal (1729) The History of England, Volume 7 of The History of England: As Well Ecclesiastical as Civi, Printed by assignment from Mr. Knapton, for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, J. Hodges, J. Robinson [and 16 others], 1729
4. Lesaffer, Randall. (2002) Amicitia in Renaissance peace and alliance treaties (1450-1530). Journal of the History of International Law 4.1: 77-99