League of the Public Weal

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The League of the Public Weal was a coalition of powerful French nobles formed in 1465 to oppose and curb the growing royal authority of King Louis XI.

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Label Occurrences
League of the Public Weal canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal league ⓘ
medieval political alliance ⓘ
noble coalition ⓘ
activeDuringReignOf Louis XI of France ⓘ
aftermath Louis XI later undermined the power of many member nobles ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ligue du Bien public ⓘ
chronology formed shortly before the Battle of Montlhéry in 1465 ⓘ
conflict War of the Public Weal ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
demanded greater autonomy for great fiefs ⓘ
restoration of territorial privileges ⓘ
dissolvedAfter Treaty of Conflans ⓘ
dissolvedInDecade 1460s ⓘ
engagedInBattle Battle of Montlhéry ⓘ
formedInYear 1465 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalRegion France ⓘ
influencedBy power of the Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
ledBy Charles I, Duke of Bourbon ⓘ
Charles the Bold ⓘ
Francis II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
member Charles I, Duke of Bourbon ⓘ
Charles the Bold ⓘ
Charles, Count of Charolais ⓘ
Francis II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
John II, Duke of Alençon ⓘ
John II, Duke of Bourbon ⓘ
John II, Duke of Lorraine ⓘ
John V, Count of Armagnac ⓘ
Louis, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
opposed Louis XI of France ⓘ
opposedBy royal army of Louis XI ⓘ
linked to: French royal forces
opposedPolicy administrative reforms of Louis XI ⓘ
centralization of royal power ⓘ
politicalAlignment anti-centralization ⓘ
pro-feudal autonomy ⓘ
purpose to curb the growing royal authority of King Louis XI ⓘ
to defend feudal privileges of great nobles ⓘ
relatedTo Burgundian Wars ⓘ
feudal revolts in France ⓘ
result eventual political victory for Louis XI ⓘ
partial victory for the nobles at the Battle of Montlhéry ⓘ
significance illustrated resistance of high nobility to royal centralization ⓘ
major challenge to early French absolutism ⓘ
treaty Treaty of Conflans ⓘ
Treaty of Saint-Maur ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Conflans
usedJustification defense of the public good ⓘ

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

Louis XI of France → conflict → League of the Public Weal ⓘ
Francis II, Duke of Brittany → conflict → League of the Public Weal ⓘ
John II, Duke of Bourbon → opposed → League of the Public Weal ⓘ