Catholic League militias
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The Catholic League militias were armed forces of the ultra-Catholic faction in late 16th-century France, organized to oppose Protestant influence and royal policies they deemed too tolerant during the French Wars of Religion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catholic League militias canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic League
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ paramilitary group ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Brittany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Rouen NERFINISHED ⓘ late 16th century ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Spanish Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedWith |
arquebuses
ⓘ
pikes ⓘ swords ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
local captains
ⓘ
municipal leaders aligned with the League ⓘ |
| conflict | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | pacification following the Edict of Nantes ⓘ |
| enemy |
royal armies of Henry III of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal armies of Henry IV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedAsResponseTo |
growth of Protestant influence in France
ⓘ
royal policies of religious compromise ⓘ |
| goal |
defense of Catholic orthodoxy
ⓘ
exclusion of Protestant heirs from the French throne ⓘ pressure on the French crown to revoke concessions to Protestants ⓘ |
| ideology | ultra-Catholicism ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Catholic League leadership
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Guise faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Day of the Barricades (1588) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Edict of Beaulieu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edict of Nantes NERFINISHED ⓘ French Protestants ⓘ Huguenots NERFINISHED ⓘ religious toleration ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
local Catholic confraternities
ⓘ
noble Catholic leaders ⓘ urban guilds ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholic League (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialBase |
Catholic nobility
ⓘ
lower clergy ⓘ urban artisans ⓘ |
| supportedBy | House of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
siege warfare support
ⓘ
street fighting ⓘ urban insurrection ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.