The League of the Rhine (also known as the Erster Rheinbund , First Rhine- Bund ; or the Rheinische Allianz - Rhenish Alliance) was a defensive union of more than 50 German princes and their cities along the River Rhine , formed on 14 August 1658 by Louis XIV of France and negotiated by Cardinal Mazarin (the de facto prime minister of France), Hugues de Lionne and Johann Philipp von Schönborn ( Elector of Mainz and Archchancellor of the Empire).
5-489: (Redirected from Rhine League ) Rhine league may refer to: League of the Rhine , a 17th century defensive union between German princes and France Rhenish League of Cities , various alliances between German imperial cities in the 12th–15th centuries Rheinischer Bund , or Rhine League, an organisation against robber barons See also [ edit ] Confederation of
10-827: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages League of the Rhine Its intended aim was to weaken the position of the Holy Roman Emperor , Leopold I and to marginalise the Austrian House of Habsburg . Louis XIV had wished to be elected emperor himself, but had failed, despite the French victory at the Battle of the Dunes . The new confederation allied itself to France, swearing not to let any anti-French troops (marching to attack France in
15-685: The Spanish Netherlands or elsewhere) pass through their territory , thus protecting France's eastern frontier with a "military border" running along the Rhine and cutting Habsburg monarchy off from the Spanish Netherlands. Sweden was guaranteed its German possessions in Bremen-Verden , and later also those in Swedish Pomerania . The League's members also swore to maintain the clauses of
20-683: The 1648 Treaty of Westphalia , which had made the League possible by authorising the German princes, immediate vassals of the Emperor, to conclude alliances between themselves or with foreign states. On August 14, 1658, the League of the Rhine was formed by: The League fielded a force of 6000 to fight on the side of France and the Empire against the Ottomans , seeing action in the 1664 Battle of Saint Gotthard . The League
25-481: The Rhine , an 18th century alliance Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rhine league . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rhine_league&oldid=979695097 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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