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The Catholic League (Latin: Liga Catholica, German: Katholische Liga) was a coalition of Catholic states of the Holy Roman Empire formed 10 July 1609. While initially formed as a confederation to act politically to negotiate issues vis-à-vis the Protestant Union (formed 1608), modelled on the more intransigent ultra-Catholic French Catholic League (1576), it was subsequently concluded as a ...
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ClubLocationTotal SeasonsTotal SpellsLondon ( Holloway )331Birmingham ( Aston )30211Birmingham ( Bordesley )73Catholic League, a military alliance (1609–35) of the Catholic powers of Germany led by Maximilian I, duke of Bavaria, and designed to stem the growth of Protestantism in Germany. In alliance with the Habsburg emperors, the League’s forces, led by Johann Tserclaes, Graf von Tilly , played a key role in the Thirty Years’ War .
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Feb 24, 2023 · Led by Maximilian I, Duke of Bavaria, the league aimed to unite the Catholic states of the Holy Roman Empire under a single banner to ensure the survival of Catholicism in the region. The league provided financial and military support to Catholic states, including the Habsburgs, and played a crucial role in the Thirty Years' War, a conflict ...
German League. League, GERMAN (CATHOLIC).—Only three years before the League was established, Duke Maximilian of Bavaria (d. 1651), who was afterwards its leading spirit, declared against the formation of a confederacy of the Catholic states of the empire in Germany, proposed by the spiritual electors.
German (Catholic) League. Only three years before the League was established, Duke Maximilian of Bavaria (d. 1651), who was afterwards its leading spirit, declared against the formation of a confederacy of the Catholic states of the empire in Germany, proposed by the spiritual electors. Soon after, however, in 1607, he emphasized the need of ...
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(A.D. 1609) Maximilian of Bavaria establishes the Catholic League in Germany in response to the establishment of the Protestant Union (A.D. 1608) The Protestant Union is formed under the leadership of Frederick IV to counter aggressive Catholicism in the Holy Roman Empire.