The Peace of Brétigny, signed in 1360, is a significant treaty between England and France that temporarily halts hostilities in the Hundred Years' War. Edward III of England gives up his claim to the French throne in exchange for full sovereignty over the Duchy of Aquitaine and other French territories. The peace also includes a large ransom for the release of King John II of France, but it is short-lived, as war resumes in 1369.

The peace treaty is widely commented upon in French and English political poetry, serving as a rallying point for national pride and a source of satire against the weaknesses of the French crown. Poets like Jean de Venette write chronicle verse that condemns the terms, while English poets celebrate the victory. The treaty's fragility and subsequent war underscore the theme of ill-fated truces and the cyclical nature of conflict in medieval literary works.