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Brewer's: Paix
La Paix des Dames. The treaty concluded at Cambray, in 1529 between Franois I. and Charles V. of Germany; so called because it was brought about by Louise of Savoy (mother of the French king) and Margaret, the emperor's aunt.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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