League of Cognac

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The League of Cognac was an anti-imperial alliance formed in 1526 by major European powers, including France and several Italian states, to counter the dominance of Emperor Charles V in Italy.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
League of Cognac canonical 8
Cognac League 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical organization ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ
political alliance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cognac League ⓘ
linked to: League of Cognac
conflict Italian Wars ⓘ
War of the League of Cognac ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
diplomaticStatus anti-imperial coalition ⓘ
dissolved 1530 ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Cambrai (Ladies' Peace) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Cambrai
hasCause Habsburg victory in the Italian Wars ⓘ
Treaty of Madrid (1526) ⓘ
hasEffect contributed to the Sack of Rome and weakening of the Papacy ⓘ
strengthened Habsburg control in Italy after its failure ⓘ
hasPurpose to counter Habsburg dominance in Italy ⓘ
to reduce the power of Charles V in the Italian Peninsula ⓘ
hasTopic balance of power in early modern Europe ⓘ
historicalPeriod Renaissance ⓘ
historicalRegion Italian Peninsula ⓘ
inception 1526 ⓘ
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay France ⓘ
locationFormed Cognac ⓘ
member Duchy of Milan ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ
Republic of Florence ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
namedAfter Cognac ⓘ
opposedPoliticalEntity Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
opposedTo Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
participant Duchy of Milan ⓘ
Francis I of France ⓘ
Henry VIII of England ⓘ
Pope Clement VII ⓘ
Republic of Florence ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
partOf Italian Wars (1494–1559) ⓘ
linked to: Italian Wars
politicalIdeology opposition to universal monarchy of Charles V ⓘ
religiousContext Catholic states ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Landriano ⓘ
Sack of Rome (1527) ⓘ
Treaty of Cambrai ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

Pope Clement VII → signed → League of Cognac ⓘ
Pope Clement VII → involvedIn → League of Cognac ⓘ
Sack of Rome (1527) → opposedBy → League of Cognac ⓘ
War of the League of Cognac → namedAfter → League of Cognac ⓘ
War of the League of Cognac → alliance → League of Cognac ⓘ
Giulio de’ Medici → alliance → League of Cognac ⓘ
League of Cognac → alsoKnownAs → Cognac League ⓘ
linked to: League of Cognac
Italian War of 1526–1530 → alliance → League of Cognac ⓘ
Treaty of Westminster (1527) → relatedTo → League of Cognac ⓘ