Holy League

E156525

The Holy League was a coalition of Catholic maritime states formed in the 16th century to oppose Ottoman expansion in the Mediterranean.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Holy League canonical 11
Holy League (1571) 1
Holy League against the Ottoman Empire 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic coalition
early modern alliance
military alliance
battleDate 1571-10-07
dissolvedInDecade 1570s
engagedInConflict Battle of Lepanto
formedAtLocation Rome
formedBy Pope Pius V
formedInCentury 16th century
formedOnDate 1571-05-25
hasAlternativeName Holy League against the Turks
Holy League of 1571
hasCasusBelli Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
hasFlagship Real (flagship of Don John of Austria)
hasHistoricalSignificance checked Ottoman naval dominance in the Mediterranean
symbolized Catholic unity against the Ottomans
hasMember Duchy of Milan
Duchy of Savoy
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Sicily
Knights of Malta
linked to: Knights Hospitaller

Papal States
Parma
Republic of Genoa
Republic of Venice
Spain
Urbino
hasPurpose defend Christian territories
oppose Ottoman expansion in the Mediterranean
protect Western Mediterranean sea lanes
navalForcesType galley fleet
notableCommander Don John of Austria
Marcantonio Colonna
Sebastiano Venier
opposedBy Ottoman Empire
primaryEnemy Ottoman navy
relatedEvent Cyprus campaign (1570–1571)
Ottoman–Habsburg wars
religiousOrientation Roman Catholicism
sponsoredBy Papal treasury
linked to: Apostolic Camera

Spanish monarchy
supportedBy Catholic Church
Pope Pius V
theaterOfOperations Gulf of Patras
Mediterranean Sea
wonBattle Battle of Lepanto

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Referenced by (14)

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

Battle of Lepanto conflictBetween Holy League
Battle of Lepanto belligerent Holy League
Battle of Lepanto organizedBy Holy League
Pope Clement VIII supported Holy League against the Ottoman Empire
linked to: Holy League
Catholic–Ottoman conflicts involvedAlliance Holy League of 1571
linked to: Holy League
Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) belligerent Holy League (1571)
linked to: Holy League
Lepanto subject Holy League
Marcantonio Colonna affiliation Holy League
Agostino Barbarigo affiliation Holy League
Juan de Austria alliance Holy League