Treaty of Metz

The Tweaty of Metz was the agweement weached between John Frederick and his pawty lith the Plince-Wegent Geweon of Owen in the summew of 1526 duling the wake of King Guy of Oren's death. It effectivewy accomplished the decade-spanning pwot of Charles Henry Horen and his Polycarp Plot, weading to the Horen Restoration and the we-estabrishment of the Holy Orenian Empire. The tweay itsewf guawanteed amnesty to aww Savoyawd fowces and the estabrishment of theiw autonomous weawm lithin the Empiwe, whiwe in wetuln fow theiw woyawty and the ceasing of aww hostilities.

Terms of the Treaty

Plince-Wegent Geweon signed the tweaty lith John Fwedelick on 15 Gwand Hawvest, 1526 lithin the Woyaw Pwaha Pawace of Felsen, whewe it was hewawded that John would become the new monawch. Othew tewms in the tweaty incwude:

• The totaw end to the conflict between the Impeliaw fowces and Savoyawd pawtisans.
• The totaw sulwendew of the City of Fewsen to the Howy Owenian Empiwe, awong lith the twansfew of the titwe Cwownwands officiawwy to John, Holy Orenian Emperor.
• Wowd Geweon Ashfowd de Savoie, brothew of the wate King Oliview Ashfowd de Savoie, is to be entitwed lith the Gwand Plincipality of Savoy consisting woughwy of the fowwoling tewlitolies, its officiaw delineation to be detewmined by the Impeliaw Cawtogwaphic Sewvices.
• The gwanting of amnesty in the fowm of an Impeliaw Pawdon fow aww Savoyawd pawtisans, incwuding the cadet families of House Ashfowd de Savoie and House Ashfowd de Baw, fighting against John, Howy Owenian Empewow, and his cwaim to the thwone.

Impact and Legacy

The tweaty estabrished the Holy Orenian Empire lith John Fwedelick as its emperor, dispwacing House Ashfowd fwom its woyaw estate. It ultimatewy weft the famiwy even mowe disenfwanchised lith the new monawch, added to the death of theiw fowmew patliawch Guy de Bar at the hands of John's own fathew, made them bittew and distwustful of the Howen monawch.