League of Augsburg
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The League of Augsburg, also known as the Grand Alliance, was a late 17th-century coalition of European powers formed to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| League of Augsburg canonical | 6 |
| Grand Alliance (League of Augsburg, 1688) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: League of Augsburg Context triple: [Grand Alliance, hasAlternativeName, League of Augsburg]
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Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was the series of 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe and is often credited with establishing the foundations of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
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Treaty of Rastatt
The Treaty of Rastatt was a 1714 peace agreement between France and Austria that helped end the War of the Spanish Succession by redefining territorial control in Europe.
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Treaty of Baden (1714)
The Treaty of Baden (1714) was a peace agreement that helped conclude the War of the Spanish Succession by settling remaining disputes between France and the Holy Roman Empire and confirming earlier territorial arrangements.
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Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668)
The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) was a peace agreement that ended the War of Devolution between France and Spain, forcing Louis XIV to relinquish many of his conquests in the Spanish Netherlands while retaining some key fortified towns.
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E.
Twelve Years' Truce
The Twelve Years' Truce was a temporary ceasefire (1609–1621) between Spain and the Dutch Republic that effectively recognized Dutch independence and paused the Eighty Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: League of Augsburg Target entity description: The League of Augsburg, also known as the Grand Alliance, was a late 17th-century coalition of European powers formed to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
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A.
Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was the series of 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe and is often credited with establishing the foundations of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
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B.
Treaty of Rastatt
The Treaty of Rastatt was a 1714 peace agreement between France and Austria that helped end the War of the Spanish Succession by redefining territorial control in Europe.
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C.
Treaty of Baden (1714)
The Treaty of Baden (1714) was a peace agreement that helped conclude the War of the Spanish Succession by settling remaining disputes between France and the Holy Roman Empire and confirming earlier territorial arrangements.
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D.
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668)
The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) was a peace agreement that ended the War of Devolution between France and Spain, forcing Louis XIV to relinquish many of his conquests in the Spanish Netherlands while retaining some key fortified towns.
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E.
Twelve Years' Truce
The Twelve Years' Truce was a temporary ceasefire (1609–1621) between Spain and the Dutch Republic that effectively recognized Dutch independence and paused the Eighty Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European political alliance
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military alliance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Grand Alliance ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Europe ⓘ |
| conflict |
Nine Years' War
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Nine Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Grand Alliance
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| country |
Duchy of Lorraine
ⓘ
Duchy of Savoy ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ Electorate of Brandenburg ⓘ Electorate of Saxony ⓘ England ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| diplomaticStatus | anti-French coalition ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | Treaty of Ryswick ⓘ |
| followedBy | War of the Spanish Succession alliances ⓘ |
| formationPlace | Augsburg ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
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surface form:
Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I
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| hasEffect |
limited the hegemony of Louis XIV in Europe
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strengthened the concept of European balance of power ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Duchy of Lorraine
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Duchy of Savoy ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ Electorate of Brandenburg ⓘ Electorate of Saxony ⓘ England ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to defend member territories against French aggression
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to maintain the balance of power in Europe ⓘ to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| language |
French
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German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Augsburg ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Kingdom of France
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Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| opposes |
French influence in the Spanish Netherlands
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French territorial expansion on the Rhine ⓘ |
| partOf | European state system ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier anti-French coalitions in the 1680s ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Treaty of Ryswick ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Peace of Augsburg
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surface form:
Treaty of Augsburg (formation agreement)
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| startTime | 1686 ⓘ |
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Subject: League of Augsburg Description of subject: The League of Augsburg, also known as the Grand Alliance, was a late 17th-century coalition of European powers formed to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
Referenced by (7)
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