Cambrai League

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The Cambrai League was an early 16th-century alliance of major European powers, including France and the Papal States, formed primarily to curb the territorial expansion of the Republic of Venice in northern Italy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-Venetian coalition
military alliance
alsoKnownAs League of Cambrai
surface form: Holy League of 1508

League of Cambrai
conflict League of Cambrai
surface form: War of the League of Cambrai
diplomaticNature anti-Venetian alliance of major European powers
dissolutionReason shift in papal policy against French power in Italy
dissolvedBy Pope Julius II
endTime 1510
formationDate 10 December 1508
formedAt Cambrai
geopoliticalFocus Northern Italy
surface form: northern Italy
hasMainGoal curb territorial expansion of the Republic of Venice in northern Italy
partition Venetian mainland territories
hasOpponent Republic of Venice
hasParticipant Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of France
Louis XII of France
Emperor Maximilian I
surface form: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Papal States
Pope Julius II
Spain
historicalEra early 16th century
historicalPeriod Italian Wars
includesTerritorialClaimsOn Apulia
Friuli
Lombardy
Emilia-Romagna
surface form: Romagna
influenced subsequent papal alliances against France
influencedBy power balance in Italy
locatedIn Europe
memberState Duchy of Ferrara
France
Holy Roman Empire
Papal States
Spain
opposedPoliticalEntity Republic of Venice
surface form: Venetian Republic
organizedBy Louis XII of France
Emperor Maximilian I
surface form: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Pope Julius II
relatedEvent Holy League against France
surface form: Holy League (1511)
result major Venetian defeat at Agnadello
temporary loss of Venetian mainland territories
significantBattle Battle of Agnadello
significantBattleDate 14 May 1509
startTime 1508
treatyType secret treaty

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League of Cambrai alsoKnownAs Cambrai League