Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire)
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The Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) was a coalition of Catholic states formed in the early 17th century to defend Catholic interests and counter Protestant influence within the Holy Roman Empire, playing a major role in the conflicts that led to the Thirty Years' War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic military alliance
ⓘ
early modern political alliance ⓘ religious league ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Monarchy
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic estates of the Holy Roman Empire
|
| conflict | religious tensions between Catholics and Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1635 ⓘ |
| followedBy | greater direct Habsburg control over Catholic military forces ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
containment of Protestantism
ⓘ
defense of Catholic interests in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ support of the Habsburg emperors ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Duchy of Jülich
ⓘ
surface form:
Duchy of Jülich-Berg
Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ Electorate of Cologne ⓘ Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Mainz
Prince-Archbishopric of Trier ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Trier
Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg ⓘ
surface form:
Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg
Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Constance ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Münster ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Passau ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Munich ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1609 ⓘ |
| leader | Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | Munich ⓘ |
| militaryCommander |
Tilly (Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
Karl Bonaventura Buquoy ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| opposedBy |
Bohemian estates
ⓘ
Protestant Union ⓘ various Protestant princes of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of White Mountain
ⓘ
Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ
surface form:
Bohemian Revolt
Palatinate campaign (Thirty Years' War) ⓘ Thirty Years' War ⓘ War of the Jülich Succession ⓘ |
| partOf | confessionalization era in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | informal Catholic princely alliances in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| significantEvent |
dissolution after the Peace of Prague (1635)
ⓘ
formation in response to the Protestant Union ⓘ |
| territory | southern German Catholic states ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Catholic League (German)
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Catholic League in the Thirty Years' War
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Catholic League (1609)
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Catholic League campaign in the Upper Palatinate
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Catholic League campaigns in Germany