League of Augsburg
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| League of Augsburg canonical | 6 |
| Grand Alliance (League of Augsburg, 1688) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European political alliance
ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Grand Alliance ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Europe ⓘ |
| conflict |
Nine Years' War
ⓘ
Nine Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Grand Alliance
|
| country |
Duchy of Lorraine
ⓘ
Duchy of Savoy ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ Electorate of Brandenburg ⓘ Electorate of Saxony ⓘ England ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| diplomaticStatus | anti-French coalition ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | Treaty of Ryswick ⓘ |
| followedBy | War of the Spanish Succession alliances ⓘ |
| formationPlace | Augsburg ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I
|
| hasEffect |
limited the hegemony of Louis XIV in Europe
ⓘ
strengthened the concept of European balance of power ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Duchy of Lorraine
ⓘ
Duchy of Savoy ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ Electorate of Brandenburg ⓘ Electorate of Saxony ⓘ England ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to defend member territories against French aggression
ⓘ
to maintain the balance of power in Europe ⓘ to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| language |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Augsburg ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| opposes |
French influence in the Spanish Netherlands
ⓘ
French territorial expansion on the Rhine ⓘ |
| partOf | European state system ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier anti-French coalitions in the 1680s ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Treaty of Ryswick ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Peace of Augsburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Augsburg (formation agreement)
|
| startTime | 1686 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Grand Alliance (League of Augsburg, 1688)