Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye

For other treaties with this name, see Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (disambiguation).
Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Picture of Catherine de'Medici and Charles IX signing the peace
Signed8 August 1570
LocationSaint-Germain-en-Laye
SignatoriesCharles IX of France
Gaspard II de Coligny
Jeanne d'Albret
LanguagesFrench
Image of the exterior of the Chateau, with later additions to the site
The Chateau where the peace was signed

The Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye was signed on 8 August 1570 by Charles IX of France, Gaspard II de Coligny and Jeanne d'Albret, and ended the 1568 to 1570 Third Civil War, part of the French Wars of Religion.

The Peace went much further than the March 1568 Peace of Longjumeau by establishing specific rights and responsibilities for French Protestants, generally known as Huguenots. Freedom of worship was permitted in two towns per gouvernment, while the Huguenots were allowed to maintain armed garrisons in four surety towns for a period of two years, after which they had to be returned to Royal control. However, the civil war resumed in 1572 after the targeted assassination of Huguenot leaders assembled in Paris, spiralled into the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.