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Cateau-Cambrésis, Treaty of (kätō`-käNbrāzē`), 1559, concluded at Le Cateau, France, by representatives of Henry II Henry II, 1519–59, king of France (1547–59), son of King Francis I. His robust physique contrasted with his weak and pliant disposition. Throughout his reign he was governed by Anne de Montmorency , by his mistress Diane de Poitiers , and by
..... Click the link for more information. of France, Philip II Philip II, 1527–98, king of Spain (1556–98), king of Naples and Sicily (1554–98), and, as Philip I, king of Portugal (1580–98).

Philip's Reign

..... Click the link for more information. of Spain, and Elizabeth I Elizabeth I, 1533–1603, queen of England (1558–1603).

Early Life

The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn , she was declared illegitimate just before the execution of her mother in 1536, but in 1544 Parliament reestablished her in the
..... Click the link for more information. of England. It put an end to the 60-year conflict between France and Spain, begun with the Italian Wars Italian Wars, 1494–1559, series of regional wars brought on by the efforts of the great European powers to control the small independent states of Italy.
..... Click the link for more information. , in which Henry VIII Henry VIII, 1491–1547, king of England (1509–47), second son and successor of Henry VII .

Early Life

In his youth he was educated in the new learning of the Renaissance and developed great skill in music and sports.
..... Click the link for more information. and later Mary I Mary I (Mary Tudor), 1516–58, queen of England (1553–58), daughter of Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragón .

Early Life

While Mary was a child, various husbands were proposed for her—the eldest son of Francis I of France
..... Click the link for more information. of England had intermittently sided against France. The terms were a triumph for Spain. France restored Savoy, except Saluzzo, to Duke Emmanuel Philibert Emmanuel Philibert (āmän`wĕl fēlēbĕr`), 1528–80, duke of Savoy (1553–80), called Ironhead.
..... Click the link for more information. , acknowledged Spanish hegemony over Italy, and consented to a rectification of its border with the Spanish Netherlands. Calais Calais (kälā`), city (1990 pop. 78,836), Pas-de-Calais dept., N France, in Picardy, on the Straits of Dover.
..... Click the link for more information. , however, was confirmed in French possession by England. Henry II's sister, Margaret, was given in marriage to Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy; Henry's daughter, Elizabeth of Valois, was given to Philip II of Spain.