Catholic League of German Princes
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The Catholic League of German Princes was a powerful early 17th-century alliance of Catholic states in the Holy Roman Empire formed to defend Catholic interests during the religious and political conflicts leading up to the Thirty Years’ War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catholic League of German Princes canonical | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic military alliance
ⓘ
confessional league ⓘ early modern political alliance ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Spanish Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Catholic League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Katholische Liga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confession | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| conflict | Thirty Years’ War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | Peace of Prague (1635) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1635 ⓘ |
| followedBy | greater direct Habsburg control over Catholic military forces in the Empire ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Duchy of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Constance NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Freising NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Halberstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Magdeburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Minden NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Münster NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Passau NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Speyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Worms NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1609 ⓘ |
| leader | Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryEngagement |
Battle of White Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
campaigns in Bohemia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Catholic princes of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Bohemian Estates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protestant Union NERFINISHED ⓘ various Protestant princes of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | informal Catholic alliances in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| purpose |
containment of Protestant expansion
ⓘ
defense of Catholic interests in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ support of the Catholic cause in imperial politics ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| significantEvent |
Battle of White Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bohemian Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ early phase of the Thirty Years’ War ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | southern and western regions of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
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