Catholic League in France

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The Catholic League in France was a powerful late 16th-century ultra-Catholic political and military alliance that sought to prevent Protestant succession and dominated French politics during the Wars of Religion.

Aliases (3)
Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles IX of France → associatedWithConflict → Catholic League in France →
this entity surface form: "Catholic League"
Henry III of France → conflictWith → Catholic League in France →
this entity surface form: "Catholic League"
La Henriade → criticizes → Catholic League in France →
this entity surface form: "Catholic League"
Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) → hasParticipant → Catholic League in France →
this entity surface form: "Catholic League (France)"
Day of the Barricades → mainBelligerent → Catholic League in France →
this entity surface form: "Catholic League"
Jeanne d’Albret → opponent → Catholic League in France →
this entity surface form: "French Catholic League"
relief of Rouen (1592) → participant → Catholic League in France →
this entity surface form: "Catholic League (France)"
House of Guise → politicalAlignment → Catholic League in France →
this entity surface form: "Catholic League"
Henry I, Duke of Guise → politicalFaction → Catholic League in France →
this entity surface form: "Catholic League"
Clement VIII → supported → Catholic League in France →
Pope Pius V → supported → Catholic League in France →
this entity surface form: "Catholic League"
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