Holy League (France)
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The Holy League (France) was a powerful late 16th-century Catholic political and military alliance that sought to prevent Protestant succession and dominated French politics during the Wars of Religion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holy League (France) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic league
ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ religious-political alliance ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Catholic League (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEventParticipation | 12 May 1588 ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause |
Edict of Nantes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
assassination of Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ conversion of Henry IV to Catholicism ⓘ |
| endTime | 1590s ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry I, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
defend and promote Roman Catholicism in France
ⓘ
exclude Henry of Navarre from the succession ⓘ prevent Protestant succession to the French throne ⓘ |
| headquarters | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Catholic ultra-royalism ⓘ |
| influenced | Catholic political movements in later French history ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Day of the Barricades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| leader |
Henry I, Duke of Guise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Day of the Barricades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Duke of Mayenne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parisian Seize (Council of Sixteen) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedGroup | Huguenots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedReligion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
French Crown’s policy of religious toleration
ⓘ
Henry III of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholic Reformation conflicts in Europe ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-right Catholic ⓘ |
| primaryEnemy | Huguenot political and military forces ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| resultOfActivities |
intensification of the French Wars of Religion
ⓘ
temporary control of Paris ⓘ weakening of royal authority in France ⓘ |
| significantReorganizationDate | 1584 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1576 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Catholic clergy in France
ⓘ
Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ Parisian Catholic militants ⓘ Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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