Leopold and his allies—the Protestant German princes,…
July 1686 CE
Leopold and his allies—the Protestant German princes, Spain, and Sweden—form the defensive League of Augsburg on July 9, 1686, in opposition to French claims on the Palatinate in western Germany.
France’s expansionist policies under Louis XIV have threatened to secure hegemony over Europe since the signing of the Treaty of Nijmegen that had ended the Franco-Dutch War of 1672–1678.
The Holy Roman Empire under Leopold I is, however, gaining ascendancy by the 1680s in its struggle with the Ottoman Turks in the Balkans—strengthening the Emperor’s position in central Europe.
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People
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Bavaria, Wittelsbach Duchy of
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Saxony, Electorate of
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Palatinate, Electoral (Wittelsbach)
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Brandenburg, (Hohenzollern) Margravate of
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Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
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Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
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Savoy, Duchy of
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France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
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Habsburg Monarchy, or Empire
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England, (Stewart, Restored) Kingdom of
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League of Augsburg
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