Although Arendelle was not and has never been a major political player in Continental European politics, Arendelle was a major source of naval stores, (especially wood and tar) in this period. Both France and Spain were trying to keep up with English naval dominence, but lacked (due to centuries of deforestation) the necessary coastal forests needed to build and maintain large navies in the Age of Sail. Thus, despite it's geopolitical weakness, Arendelle's location on the North Atlantic made it a convenient source of naval stores, especially at at time when access to the Baltic was highly limited by the Southern Isles.

By sending delegates to the coronation of the new Queen, France and Spain both hoped to curry favor with the new government, which had previously been closely aligned with England.