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Type | Peace treaty |
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Signed | 5/15 April 1654 |
Location | Westminster |
Sealed | 19/29 April 1654 |
Effective | 19/29 April 1654 |
Expiration | 1660[a] |
Signatories |
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Language | Latin |
The Treaty of Westminster, concluded between the Lord Protector of the English Commonwealth, Oliver Cromwell, and the States General of the United Netherlands, was signed on 5/15 April 1654.[1]: 7 The treaty ended the First Anglo-Dutch War (1652–1654). The treaty is otherwise notable because it is one of the first treaties implementing international arbitration as a method of conflict resolution in early modern times. A secret clause, obliging the States of Holland to enact the Act of Seclusion, played an important part in Dutch internal politics during the First Stadtholderless Period.
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