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The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis is an agreement reached between Elizabeth I of England and Henry II of France on April 2 and between Henry II and Philip II of Spain on April 3 1559, at Cateau-Cambrésis, around fifty kilometres south-east of Cambrai, that ended the Italian Wars.

France and the Hapsburgs had been in conflict for most of the previous sixty-five years, during which England had intermittently intervened on the side of France's enemies.

Under its terms, France restored Piedmont and Savoy to the Duke of Savoy, but retained Saluzzo, Calais and the bishoprics of Metz, ToulToul is a historic fortified town of France, a sous- prefecture of the Meurthe-et-Moselle departement''. Population 65,000. Toul is located between Commercy and Nancy, and sited between the Moselle River and the Canal de la Marne au Rhin. History Toul's h, and VerdunVerdun is the name of several communes in France: Verdun, in the Meuse departement site of the Battle of Verdun during World War I. Verdun, in the Ariege departement Also part of the name of: Verdun-en-Lauragais, in the Aude departement Verdun-sur-Garonne. Spain retained Franche-ComtéRegion Franche-Comt Details Information Capital: Besancon Population Total Density 1,117,059 1999 69 /km² Area16,202 km² Arrondissements9 Cantons116 Communes1,786 President of the regional council Raymond Forni Departements Doubs (25) Haute-Saone(70) Jura.

Emmanuel PhilibertEmmanuel Philibert ( July 8, 1528, Chambery August 30, 1580, Turin) was Duke of Savoy from 1553 to 1580. Emmanuel's mother was sister-in-law to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and the future duke served in Charles's army during the war against Francis I of, Duke of Savoy married Margaret, the sister of Henry II of France, and Philip II of Spain married Henry's daughter ElisabethElizabeth of Valois ( April 2 1545 October 3 1568) was a daughter of Henry II of France. She married Philip II of Spain, son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Isabel of Portugal, and known as Philip the wise. Although she did not produce him and heirs,.

Henry II of France died as during the tournamentFor the article on the tournaments of the Middle Ages, see Tournament (medieval). A tournament is an organized competition in which many participants play each other in individual games. After each game, each participant is either dropped from the tournam held to celebrate the peace.

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