War of the Holy League
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The War of the Holy League was an early 16th-century conflict in the Italian Wars in which a papal-led alliance of European powers fought against French dominance in Italy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| War of the Holy League canonical | 4 |
| Wars of the Holy League | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13501968 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: War of the Holy League Context triple: [Francesco Maria I della Rovere, militaryConflict, War of the Holy League]
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War of Ferrara
The War of Ferrara was a late 15th-century conflict in northern Italy, primarily between the Duchy of Ferrara and the Papal States (backed by Venice), over territorial control and political influence in the region.
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War of the League of Cognac
The War of the League of Cognac was a major early 16th-century conflict in which France, several Italian states, and the Papacy allied to resist the expansion of Habsburg (Spanish and Holy Roman Empire) power in Italy.
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C.
War of the Catholic League
The War of the Catholic League was a late 16th-century French civil conflict in which the ultra-Catholic Holy League fought to prevent the Protestant Henry of Navarre from securing the French throne, forming a major phase of the French Wars of Religion.
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War of the League of Augsburg
The War of the League of Augsburg was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
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League of Cambrai
The League of Cambrai was an early 16th-century anti-Venetian alliance of major European powers, including France, the Papal States, and the Holy Roman Empire, formed to curb the territorial expansion of the Republic of Venice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: War of the Holy League Target entity description: The War of the Holy League was an early 16th-century conflict in the Italian Wars in which a papal-led alliance of European powers fought against French dominance in Italy.
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A.
War of Ferrara
The War of Ferrara was a late 15th-century conflict in northern Italy, primarily between the Duchy of Ferrara and the Papal States (backed by Venice), over territorial control and political influence in the region.
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B.
War of the League of Cognac
The War of the League of Cognac was a major early 16th-century conflict in which France, several Italian states, and the Papacy allied to resist the expansion of Habsburg (Spanish and Holy Roman Empire) power in Italy.
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C.
War of the Catholic League
The War of the Catholic League was a late 16th-century French civil conflict in which the ultra-Catholic Holy League fought to prevent the Protestant Henry of Navarre from securing the French throne, forming a major phase of the French Wars of Religion.
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D.
War of the League of Augsburg
The War of the League of Augsburg was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
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E.
League of Cambrai
The League of Cambrai was an early 16th-century anti-Venetian alliance of major European powers, including France, the Papal States, and the Holy Roman Empire, formed to curb the territorial expansion of the Republic of Venice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian War
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conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
War of the League of Cambrai
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linked to:
League of Cambrai
|
| belligerent |
Duchy of Ferrara
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Duchy of Mantua ⓘ Duchy of Milan ⓘ Duchy of Savoy ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Papal States ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
linked to:
Old Swiss Confederacy
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| cause |
opposition to French expansion in Italy
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struggle for dominance in Italy ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrea Gritti
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Bartolomeo d'Alviano ⓘ Ferdinand II of Aragon ⓘ Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours ⓘ Henry VIII of England ⓘ Louis XII of France ⓘ Matthäus Schiner ⓘ Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Maximilian I
Pope Julius II ⓘ Prospero Colonna ⓘ Ramon de Cardona ⓘ
linked to:
Ramón de Cardona
|
| conflictType | European war ⓘ |
| endTime | 1516 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Holy League phase
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League of Cambrai phase ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
| impact |
shift of Italian power balance toward Spain and the Habsburgs
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weakening of Venetian commercial-political supremacy in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| involvedDynasty |
Habsburg dynasty
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linked to:
House of Habsburg
Valois dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
House of Valois
|
| involvedState |
Republic of Florence
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Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| location |
Italy
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Lombardy ⓘ Northern Italy ⓘ Venetian mainland ⓘ |
| mainTheater | Italian Peninsula ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Agnadello
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Battle of La Motta ⓘ Battle of Marignano ⓘ Battle of Novara ⓘ Battle of Ravenna ⓘ Siege of Brescia ⓘ Siege of Padua (1509) ⓘ
linked to:
defence of Padua (1509)
Siege of Verona ⓘ |
| opponent |
France
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Venice ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian Wars ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Second Italian War
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian War of 1499–1504
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| primaryOpponentOf | French dominance in Italy ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | papal-led alliance ⓘ |
| result |
French withdrawal from much of Italy
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Habsburg influence strengthened in Italy ⓘ decline of Venetian mainland power ⓘ restoration of Medici rule in Florence ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
formation of the Holy League of 1511
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formation of the League of Cambrai ⓘ |
| startTime | 1508 ⓘ |
| successor |
Four Years' War (Italian Wars)
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linked to:
Italian War of 1508–1516
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| treaty |
Treaty of Blois (1504–1505 context)
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linked to:
Treaty of Blois (1504)
Treaty of Brussels (1516) ⓘ Treaty of London (1518, settlement context) ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of London (1518)
Treaty of Noyon (1516) ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Noyon
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linked to: War of the Holy League