Catholic League
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The Catholic League was a powerful alliance of ultra-Catholic nobles and factions in late 16th-century France that sought to prevent Protestant succession and dominated the French Wars of Religion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catholic League canonical | 6 |
| Catholic League (initially allied, later opposed) | 1 |
| the Catholic League | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic political league
ⓘ
early modern political alliance ⓘ religious league ⓘ |
| activeIn | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Holy League (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfSupport |
Catholic towns
ⓘ
Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ northern France ⓘ |
| conflict | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1590s
ⓘ
1598 ⓘ |
| dominantDuring | later French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| formedIn | late 16th century ⓘ |
| founded | 1576 ⓘ |
| goal |
defense of Roman Catholicism in France
ⓘ
exclusion of Henry of Navarre from the succession ⓘ prevention of a Protestant king in France ⓘ |
| ideology | ultra-Catholicism ⓘ |
| influencedEvent |
Day of the Barricades
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of the Three Henrys NERFINISHED ⓘ assassination of Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ assassination of Henry III of France ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| leader |
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Mayenne NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry I, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
House of Guise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parisian Catholic militants ⓘ ultra-Catholic nobles ⓘ |
| opposedMonarch |
Henry III of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry IV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
French Protestants
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huguenots NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant succession to the French throne ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-Protestant
ⓘ
monarchist ⓘ reactionary ⓘ |
| region | Western Europe ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| reorganized | 1584 ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Edict of Nantes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
strengthening of royal absolutism after its defeat ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Papal States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Wars of Religion in France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
Catholic confraternities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
urban militias ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
the Catholic League
this entity surface form:
Catholic League (initially allied, later opposed)