“Ladies' Peace,” or the Treaty of Cambrai, Is Executed.

On August 3, 1529, the Treaty of Cambrai, also known as the Ladies' Peace and, in French Paix des Dames, was executed between Francis I, king of France, and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. It was signed at the northern French town of Cambrai, then part of the Holy Roman Empire. The treaty was nicknamed the Ladies' Peace because it was brokered by Charles's aunt, Margaret of Austria, and Francis's mother, Louise of Savoy. It created a brief cessation in the lengthy series of wars fought between Francis and Charles which lasted for over 20 years.