War of the League of Augsburg
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The War of the League of Augsburg was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| War of the League of Augsburg canonical | 8 |
| War of the Palatine Succession | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T997028 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: War of the League of Augsburg Context triple: [Treaty of Ryswick, endedConflict, War of the League of Augsburg]
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War of Devolution
The War of Devolution was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, invaded the Spanish Netherlands to press dynastic claims, prompting European powers to form the Triple Alliance to check French expansion.
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War of the Jülich Succession
The War of the Jülich Succession was an early 17th-century conflict over the inheritance of the Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg that drew in major European powers and foreshadowed the wider struggles of the Thirty Years’ War.
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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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War of the League of Cognac
The War of the League of Cognac was a major early 16th-century conflict in which France, several Italian states, and the Papacy allied to resist the expansion of Habsburg (Spanish and Holy Roman Empire) power in Italy.
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Schmalkaldic War
The Schmalkaldic War was a mid-16th-century conflict in the Holy Roman Empire between Emperor Charles V and the Protestant Schmalkaldic League, marking a key early clash in the broader European wars of religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: War of the League of Augsburg Target entity description: The War of the League of Augsburg was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
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A.
War of Devolution
The War of Devolution was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, invaded the Spanish Netherlands to press dynastic claims, prompting European powers to form the Triple Alliance to check French expansion.
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B.
War of the Jülich Succession
The War of the Jülich Succession was an early 17th-century conflict over the inheritance of the Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg that drew in major European powers and foreshadowed the wider struggles of the Thirty Years’ War.
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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.
War of the League of Cognac
The War of the League of Cognac was a major early 16th-century conflict in which France, several Italian states, and the Papacy allied to resist the expansion of Habsburg (Spanish and Holy Roman Empire) power in Italy.
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E.
Schmalkaldic War
The Schmalkaldic War was a mid-16th-century conflict in the Holy Roman Empire between Emperor Charles V and the Protestant Schmalkaldic League, marking a key early clash in the broader European wars of religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European war
ⓘ
early modern conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Nine Years' War
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Nine Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Grand Alliance
War of the League of Augsburg ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Palatine Succession
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| belligerent |
Duchy of Lorraine
ⓘ
Duchy of Savoy ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ Electorate of Brandenburg ⓘ England ⓘ Grand Alliance ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| cause |
French claims in the Palatinate
ⓘ
French invasion of the Rhineland ⓘ expansionist policies of Louis XIV ⓘ |
| commander |
Victor Amadeus II of Savoy
ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of Savoy Victor Amadeus II
Louis XIV of France ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIV of France (as monarch and overall French authority)
William III of England ⓘ
surface form:
William III of England and stadtholder of the Dutch Republic
|
| conflictType |
coalition war
ⓘ
dynastic war ⓘ |
| dateSigned |
Treaty of Ryswick
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Ryswick, 1697
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| endCause | Treaty of Ryswick ⓘ |
| endDate | 1697 ⓘ |
| followedBy | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| hasPart |
colonial warfare
ⓘ
land warfare in Europe ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ India ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| notableTheater |
Flanders campaign of the Nine Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Flanders campaign
Ireland ⓘ King William's War ⓘ
surface form:
North American theater (King William's War)
French invasion of the Rhineland ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine campaign
Scotland ⓘ |
| opponent | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| outcome |
limited territorial gains and losses for belligerents
ⓘ
recognition of William III as king of England by France ⓘ restoration of pre-war territorial status in many areas ⓘ |
| partOf | Louis XIV's wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Franco-Dutch War ⓘ |
| result | Treaty of Ryswick ⓘ |
| significance |
checked French hegemony in Europe
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marked the first major pan-European coalition against Louis XIV ⓘ |
| startDate | 1688 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
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Subject: War of the League of Augsburg Description of subject: The War of the League of Augsburg was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
Referenced by (11)
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