Quadruple Alliance
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The Quadruple Alliance was an early 18th-century coalition of major European powers formed to curb Spanish ambitions and maintain the balance of power after the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quadruple Alliance Context triple: [War of the Quadruple Alliance, alliance, Quadruple Alliance]
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Holy Alliance
The Holy Alliance was a coalition of major European monarchies formed after the Napoleonic Wars to preserve conservative order and suppress revolutionary movements across the continent.
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Triple Alliance (1668)
The Triple Alliance of 1668 was a defensive pact between England, the Dutch Republic, and Sweden formed to check French expansion under Louis XIV during the War of Devolution.
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Confederation of the Rhine
The Confederation of the Rhine was a coalition of German states formed under the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte that replaced the Holy Roman Empire and served as a French client alliance in early 19th-century Central Europe.
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D.
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was an international diplomatic conference held in 1814–1815 that redrew the map of Europe and established a balance-of-power system after the defeat of Napoleon.
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E.
First Coalition
The First Coalition was an alliance of European powers formed in the early 1790s to oppose and contain Revolutionary France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quadruple Alliance Target entity description: The Quadruple Alliance was an early 18th-century coalition of major European powers formed to curb Spanish ambitions and maintain the balance of power after the War of the Spanish Succession.
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A.
Holy Alliance
The Holy Alliance was a coalition of major European monarchies formed after the Napoleonic Wars to preserve conservative order and suppress revolutionary movements across the continent.
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B.
Triple Alliance (1668)
The Triple Alliance of 1668 was a defensive pact between England, the Dutch Republic, and Sweden formed to check French expansion under Louis XIV during the War of Devolution.
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C.
Confederation of the Rhine
The Confederation of the Rhine was a coalition of German states formed under the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte that replaced the Holy Roman Empire and served as a French client alliance in early 19th-century Central Europe.
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D.
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was an international diplomatic conference held in 1814–1815 that redrew the map of Europe and established a balance-of-power system after the defeat of Napoleon.
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E.
First Coalition
The First Coalition was an alliance of European powers formed in the early 1790s to oppose and contain Revolutionary France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military alliance
ⓘ
treaty-based alliance ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
containing Spanish expansion in Italy
ⓘ
upholding the post-Utrecht settlement ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialEntity | Europe ⓘ |
| causeOf | War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ |
| country |
Austria
ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ France ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ |
| diplomaticStatus | coalition of major European powers ⓘ |
| diplomaticTool | collective security arrangement against Spain ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of The Hague (1720) ⓘ |
| formedAgainst | Spain ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
confirmation of Austrian control over former Spanish territories in Italy
ⓘ
limitation of Spanish naval and military power in the Mediterranean ⓘ reinforcement of the balance of power system in Europe ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to curb Spanish ambitions in Europe
ⓘ
to enforce the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht ⓘ to maintain the European balance of power ⓘ to prevent Spanish attempts to recover former possessions in Italy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
fear of Bourbon dynastic aggrandizement
ⓘ
outcome of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| legalForm | multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| limited | Spanish claims to the French throne ⓘ |
| memberState |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| opponent | Philip V of Spain ⓘ |
| opposedSpanishPolicy | Spanish attempts to restore empire in Italy and the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| partOf | European balance of power diplomacy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Treaty of Rastatt
ⓘ
Treaty of Utrecht ⓘ |
| recognized | Philip V as King of Spain under conditions set by Utrecht ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
War of the Quadruple Alliance
ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| signatory |
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI
George I of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form:
King George I of Great Britain
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
surface form:
Regent Philippe II, Duke of Orléans of France
Dutch States General ⓘ
surface form:
States General of the Dutch Republic
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| signingDate | 1718-08-02 ⓘ |
| signingPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| startTime | 1718 ⓘ |
| typeOfDiplomacy | anti-hegemonic coalition ⓘ |
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Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quadruple Alliance (1718)
this entity surface form:
Quadruple Alliance of Britain, France, Austria, and the Dutch Republic
this entity surface form:
Quadruple Alliance (1718)
this entity surface form:
Quadruple Alliance against Spain
this entity surface form:
Quadruple Alliance of 1718