League of the Public Weal

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The League of the Public Weal was a coalition of powerful French nobles formed in 1465 to oppose and curb the growing royal authority of King Louis XI.

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League of the Public Weal canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal league
medieval political alliance
noble coalition
activeDuringReignOf Louis XI of France
aftermath Capetian consolidation of royal domain
surface form: Louis XI later undermined the power of many member nobles
alsoKnownAs Ligue du Bien public
chronology formed shortly before the Battle of Montlhéry in 1465
conflict War of the Public Weal
country Kingdom of France
demanded greater autonomy for great fiefs
restoration of territorial privileges
dissolvedAfter Treaty of Conflans
dissolvedInDecade 1460s
engagedInBattle Battle of Montlhéry
formedInYear 1465
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
historicalRegion France
influencedBy power of the Duchy of Burgundy
languageOfName French
ledBy Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
Charles the Bold
Francis II, Duke of Brittany
member Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
Charles the Bold
Charles, Count of Charolais
Francis II, Duke of Brittany
Jean II, Duke of Alençon
surface form: John II, Duke of Alençon

John II, Duke of Bourbon
John II, Duke of Lorraine
John V, Count of Armagnac
Louis I, Duke of Orléans
surface form: Louis, Duke of Orléans
opposed Louis XI of France
opposedBy French royal forces
surface form: royal army of Louis XI
opposedPolicy administrative reforms of Louis XI
centralization of royal power
politicalAlignment anti-centralization
pro-feudal autonomy
purpose to curb the growing royal authority of King Louis XI
to defend feudal privileges of great nobles
relatedTo Burgundian Wars
feudal revolts in France
result eventual political victory for Louis XI
partial victory for the nobles at the Battle of Montlhéry
significance illustrated resistance of high nobility to royal centralization
major challenge to early French absolutism
treaty Treaty of Conflans
Treaty of Conflans
surface form: Treaty of Saint-Maur
usedJustification defense of the public good

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Louis XI of France conflict League of the Public Weal
Francis II, Duke of Brittany conflict League of the Public Weal
John II, Duke of Bourbon opposed League of the Public Weal