# Treaty of Tordesillas (15 November 1524)

URL: https://allhistories.com/monaco/timeline/1524-treaty-of-tordesillas
Location: Tordesillas, Spain
Themes: Treaties & Law

Augustin Grimaldi objected to the vassalage imposed at Burgos. He could count on the goodwill of the Constable of Bourbon, whom he had supported as imperial forces retreated from Provence after the failed siege of Marseille in 1524. On 15 November 1524 the treaty was ratified at Tordesillas. It included the protection of Augustin Grimaldi and stated explicitly that Monaco was absolutely independent of any superior power, any contrary provision being void; Charles V described the Lord of Monaco as his "friend". Monaco received a pension in time of war, and a garrison recruited and paid for by the Emperor would protect it as a visible sign of imperial protection. Monaco was to be indemnified for goods seized by France, Bartolomeo Doria's properties were to pass to the Grimaldi, and the lord received rights to church benefices in Sardinia and Sicily. On 10 April 1525 Augustin ratified the agreement by sealed letters patent. For the next 118 years Monaco lay in the orbit of Habsburg Spain. The protectorate brought security but also a Spanish garrison and heavy financial burdens, and it lasted until Honoré II turned to France in the Treaty of Péronne.

## Why it matters
Tordesillas defined Monaco's status as a protected but nominally sovereign state under Spain until 1641.

Ruler at the Time: [Honoré I](https://allhistories.com/monaco/rulers/honore-i-lord-of-monaco)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Treaty of Tordesillas (1524)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tordesillas_(1524))
- [Wikipedia — Honoré I of Monaco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honoré_I_of_Monaco)
- [Wikipedia — Habsburg Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habsburg_Spain)
- [Wikipedia — Spanish Protectorate (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Monaco#Spanish_protectorate)