Swabian League
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The Swabian League was a powerful alliance of princes, cities, and knights in southwestern Germany that defended regional order and princely authority in the early 16th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swabian League canonical | 6 |
| Swabian League of the Holy Roman Empire | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Swabian League Context triple: [Peasants’ War, opposedBy, Swabian League]
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Old Swiss Confederacy
The Old Swiss Confederacy was a loose alliance of autonomous cantons in Central Europe that formed the precursor to the modern Swiss state and existed from the late Middle Ages until its reorganization in the early 19th century.
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League of Augsburg
The League of Augsburg, also known as the Grand Alliance, was a late 17th-century coalition of European powers formed to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
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C.
Cologne War
The Cologne War was a late 16th-century conflict in the Holy Roman Empire sparked by a Catholic archbishop’s conversion to Protestantism, exemplifying the religious and political struggles of the European wars of religion.
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Union of Arras
The Union of Arras was a 1579 alliance of several southern provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands that reconciled with King Philip II of Spain during the Dutch Revolt, marking a key step in the political and religious split of the Low Countries.
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E.
Habsburg–Valois conflict
The Habsburg–Valois conflict was a protracted series of dynastic and territorial struggles between the Habsburg and French Valois ruling houses that shaped European politics during the Italian Wars and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Swabian League Target entity description: The Swabian League was a powerful alliance of princes, cities, and knights in southwestern Germany that defended regional order and princely authority in the early 16th century.
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A.
Old Swiss Confederacy
The Old Swiss Confederacy was a loose alliance of autonomous cantons in Central Europe that formed the precursor to the modern Swiss state and existed from the late Middle Ages until its reorganization in the early 19th century.
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B.
League of Augsburg
The League of Augsburg, also known as the Grand Alliance, was a late 17th-century coalition of European powers formed to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
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C.
Cologne War
The Cologne War was a late 16th-century conflict in the Holy Roman Empire sparked by a Catholic archbishop’s conversion to Protestantism, exemplifying the religious and political struggles of the European wars of religion.
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D.
Union of Arras
The Union of Arras was a 1579 alliance of several southern provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands that reconciled with King Philip II of Spain during the Dutch Revolt, marking a key step in the political and religious split of the Low Countries.
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E.
Habsburg–Valois conflict
The Habsburg–Valois conflict was a protracted series of dynastic and territorial struggles between the Habsburg and French Valois ruling houses that shaped European politics during the Italian Wars and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defensive alliance
ⓘ
early modern political organization ⓘ military alliance ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Emperor Maximilian I
ⓘ
House of Habsburg ⓘ |
| conflict |
Peasants’ War
ⓘ
surface form:
German Peasants' War
Swabian War ⓘ War of the Succession of Landshut ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause |
changing power balance in the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
rise of territorial principalities ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1534 ⓘ |
| followedBy | territorial consolidation of member states ⓘ |
| founded | 1488 ⓘ |
| governedBy | federal council of estates ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Ulm ⓘ |
| hasMember |
House of Hohenzollern
ⓘ
surface form:
Counts of Hohenzollern
Count of Württemberg ⓘ
surface form:
Counts of Württemberg
Duchy of Württemberg ⓘ Franconian Circle ⓘ
surface form:
Franconian estates
Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Free Imperial City of Augsburg
Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Free Imperial City of Nuremberg
Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Free Imperial City of Ulm
Margraviate of Baden ⓘ imperial cities ⓘ imperial knights ⓘ imperial princes ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Duchy of Swabia ⓘ |
| legalBasis | imperial law of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Duchy of Swabia
ⓘ
surface form:
Swabia
southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| maintained |
common army
ⓘ
common war chest ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg
ⓘ
surface form:
Duke Ulrich of Württemberg
Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Confederacy
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| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier regional leagues in Swabia ⓘ |
| purpose |
defend princely authority
ⓘ
defend regional peace and order ⓘ maintain territorial status quo ⓘ uphold imperial law ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
enforced imperial bans within Swabia
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fought against the Swiss Confederacy in the Swabian War ⓘ suppressed the German Peasants' War ⓘ |
| supported | central authority of the Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | German ⓘ |
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Subject: Swabian League Description of subject: The Swabian League was a powerful alliance of princes, cities, and knights in southwestern Germany that defended regional order and princely authority in the early 16th century.
Referenced by (7)
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