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.
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"
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| hasEffect |
limited the hegemony of Louis XIV in Europe
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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
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to maintain the balance of power in Europe → to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV of France → |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century → |
| language |
French
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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 → |
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