Holy League

E156525

The Holy League was a coalition of Catholic maritime states formed in the 16th century to oppose Ottoman expansion in the Mediterranean.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Holy League canonical 11
Holy League (1571) 1
Holy League against the Ottoman Empire 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic coalition
early modern alliance
military alliance
battleDate 1571-10-07
dissolvedInDecade 1570s
engagedInConflict Battle of Lepanto
formedAtLocation Rome
formedBy Pope Pius V
formedInCentury 16th century
formedOnDate 1571-05-25
hasAlternativeName Holy League against the Turks
Holy League against the Turks
surface form: Holy League of 1571
hasCasusBelli Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
hasFlagship Real (flagship of Don John of Austria)
hasHistoricalSignificance checked Ottoman naval dominance in the Mediterranean
symbolized Catholic unity against the Ottomans
hasMember Duchy of Milan
Duchy of Savoy
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Sicily
Knights Hospitaller
surface form: Knights of Malta

Papal States
Parma
Republic of Genoa
Republic of Venice
Spain
Urbino
hasPurpose defend Christian territories
oppose Ottoman expansion in the Mediterranean
protect Western Mediterranean sea lanes
navalForcesType galley fleet
notableCommander John of Austria (the Elder)
surface form: Don John of Austria

Marcantonio Colonna
Sebastiano Venier
opposedBy Ottoman Empire
primaryEnemy Ottoman navy
relatedEvent Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
surface form: Cyprus campaign (1570–1571)

Ottoman–Habsburg wars
religiousOrientation Roman Catholicism
sponsoredBy Apostolic Camera
surface form: Papal treasury

Spanish monarchy
supportedBy Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church

Pope Pius V
theaterOfOperations Gulf of Patras
Mediterranean Sea
wonBattle Battle of Lepanto

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

Battle of Lepanto conflictBetween Holy League
Battle of Lepanto belligerent Holy League
Battle of Lepanto organizedBy Holy League
Pope Clement VIII supported Holy League
this entity surface form: Holy League against the Ottoman Empire
Catholic–Ottoman conflicts involvedAlliance Holy League
this entity surface form: Holy League of 1571
Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) belligerent Holy League
this entity surface form: Holy League (1571)
poem "Lepanto" by G. K. Chesterton subject Holy League
subject surface form: Lepanto
Marcantonio Colonna affiliation Holy League
Agostino Barbarigo affiliation Holy League
Juan de Austria alliance Holy League