Catholic League militias

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The Catholic League militias were armed forces of the ultra-Catholic faction in late 16th-century France, organized to oppose Protestant influence and royal policies they deemed too tolerant during the French Wars of Religion.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Catholic League forces 2
Catholic League militias canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic League
military organization
paramilitary group
activeIn Brittany
Lyon
Normandy
Paris
Rouen
late 16th century
alliedWith Spanish Monarchy
linked to: Spanish monarchy
armedWith arquebuses
pikes
swords
commandStructure local captains
municipal leaders aligned with the League
conflict French Wars of Religion
country Kingdom of France
disbandedAfter pacification following the Edict of Nantes
enemy royal armies of Henry III of France
royal armies of Henry IV of France
linked to: French royal forces
formedAsResponseTo growth of Protestant influence in France
royal policies of religious compromise
goal defense of Catholic orthodoxy
exclusion of Protestant heirs from the French throne
pressure on the French crown to revoke concessions to Protestants
ideology ultra-Catholicism
loyalty Catholic League leadership
linked to: Catholic League

House of Guise faction
linked to: House of Guise
notableEvent Day of the Barricades (1588)
opposedTo Edict of Beaulieu
Edict of Nantes
French Protestants
Huguenots
religious toleration
organizedBy local Catholic confraternities
noble Catholic leaders
urban guilds
partOf Catholic League (France)
religion Roman Catholicism
socialBase Catholic nobility
lower clergy
urban artisans
supportedBy House of Guise
timePeriod French Wars of Religion
usedTactic siege warfare support
street fighting
urban insurrection

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Paris (1590) cityDefendedBy Catholic League militias
Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy associatedWith Catholic League forces
linked to: Catholic League militias
Battle of Dormans religiousSide Catholic League forces
linked to: Catholic League militias