La Sainte Ligue
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La Sainte Ligue was a powerful late 16th-century French Catholic political and military alliance formed to oppose Protestant influence and shape the outcome of the French Wars of Religion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Sainte Ligue canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic League
ⓘ
political alliance ⓘ religious league ⓘ |
| activeDuring | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Catholic League (France)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
French Wars of Religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of the Three Henrys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | Edict of Nantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1590s ⓘ |
| goal |
defense of Catholicism in France
ⓘ
exclusion of Henry of Navarre from the French throne ⓘ suppression of French Protestants ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Catholic clergy
ⓘ
Parisian Catholic militants ⓘ noble Catholic factions ⓘ |
| headquarters | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| ideology | Counter-Reformation ⓘ |
| influencedEvent |
Day of the Barricades
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
accession of Henry IV of France ⓘ assassination of Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ assassination of King Henry III of France ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Council of Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Henry I, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Mayenne NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry I, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStronghold |
Catholic regions of northern France
ⓘ
Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Edict of Beaulieu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Huguenots
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Politiques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedReligion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | ultra-Catholic ⓘ |
| region | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| significantEvent | War of the Three Henrys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1576 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Philip II of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | confessional league ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | French ⓘ |
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