Holy League against France

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early modern European coalition military alliance

The Holy League against France was a coalition of European powers formed in the early 16th century to curb French expansion in Italy and restore papal and Italian autonomy.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	early modern European coalition → military alliance →
alsoKnownAs	Holy League of 1511 → League of Mechlin →
conflict	War of the League of Cambrai →
diplomaticInstrument	treaty →
endTime	1513 →
formedBy	Pope Julius II →
formedIn	early 16th century →
hasMember	Crown of Aragon → Duchy of Ferrara NERFINISHED → Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED → Holy Roman Empire → Kingdom of England → Kingdom of Spain → Papal States NERFINISHED → Republic of Venice → Swiss Confederacy →
hasPurpose	contain the power of Louis XII of France → curb French expansion in Italy → expel French forces from the Italian Peninsula → restore Italian autonomy → restore papal autonomy →
historicalContext	power struggle between Valois France and Habsburg powers in Italy →
historicalPeriod	Renaissance →
ideology	defense of papal temporal power →
mainTheater	Lombardy → Northern Italy →
notableBattle	Battle of Guinegate (1513) → Battle of Novara (1513) → Battle of Ravenna →
opposedTo	Kingdom of France → Louis XII of France →
organizedBy	Curia of Pope Julius II →
partOf	Italian Wars →
predecessor	League of Cambrai →
religiousCharacter	Catholic →
resultedIn	restoration of Sforza rule in Milan → temporary expulsion of French forces from Milan →
reversedAllianceOf	League of Cambrai →
signedAt	Mechelen NERFINISHED →
signedBy	Ferdinand II of Aragon NERFINISHED → Henry VIII of England → Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I → Pope Julius II →
startTime	1511 →
successor	later anti-French coalitions in the Italian Wars →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Holy League against France ("Holy League of 1511") → League of Cambrai ("Holy League of Cambrai") →	alsoKnownAs
Pope Julius II ("Holy League of 1511") →	formed
Pope Julius II ("Holy League of 1511") →	founded
Pope Julius II →	participatedIn
League of Cambrai ("Holy League (1511)") →	relatedAlliance