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It sits within the topics 1684 establishments in Europe, 1684 in Europe and 1684 in international relations.
Its subject is documented across 39 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Status
- Military alliance
- Historical era
- Great Turkish War
- Treaty of warsaw
- 31 March 1683
- Established
- 5 March 1684
- Russo polish alliance
- 26 April 1686
- Dissolved
- 26 January 1699
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- alliance
- Has part
- Republic of Venice
- Image
- Map of Members of the Holy League 1684.png
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- native label
- Lega Santa
- inception
- 1684-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1699-00-00
- Commons category
- Holy League (1684)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Holy League (Latin: Sacra Ligua) was a coalition of Christian European nations formed during the Great Turkish War. Born out of the Treaty of Warsaw, it was founded as a means to prevent further expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Europe. This consolidation of a large portion of Europe's military might led to unprecedented military successes, with large areas of previously ceded land recovered in Morea, Dalmatia and Danubia in what has been dubbed a "14th crusade".
The formation of the League has been recognised as a turning point in the history of the Ottoman Empire. By forcing military defeats and territorial losses onto the Empire, the League shifted the balance of power away from the Ottomans, leading to a diminished Ottoman presence in Europe. The League was dissolved after the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Holy League” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.