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War of the Grand Alliance — noun an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689 1697) • Syn: ↑War of the League of Augsburg • Instance Hypernyms: ↑war, ↑warfare • Part Meronyms: ↑Boyne, ↑bat … Useful english dictionary
Grand Alliance, War of the — (1689–97) Third major war of Louis XIV of France, in which his expansionist plans were blocked by an alliance led by Britain, the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and the Austrian Habsburgs. The deeper issue underlying the war was the rivalry … Universalium
Augsburg — /awgz berrg/; Ger. /owks boorddk/, n. a city in Bavaria, in S Germany. 247,700. * * * I City (pop., 2002 est.: 257,800), Bavaria, southern Germany. Founded as a Roman colony by Augustus с 14 BC, it was the seat of a bishopric by AD 739. It became … Universalium
The Reformation — The Reformation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Reformation The usual term for the religious movement which made its appearance in Western Europe in the sixteenth century, and which, while ostensibly aiming at an internal renewal of the … Catholic encyclopedia
Nine Years' War — For the Irish war, see Nine Years War (Ireland). Nine Years War Siege of Namur, June … Wikipedia
Augsburg — • Diocese in the Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich Freising Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Augsburg Augsburg … Catholic encyclopedia
The Kingdom of Bavaria — The Kingdom of Bavaria † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Kingdom of Bavaria I. POLITICAL CONSTITUTION, AREA, POPULATION The present Kingdom of Bavaria named after the German tribe called Boiarii has formed, since 1871, a constituent… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Counter-Reformation — The Counter Reformation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Counter Reformation The subject will be considered under the following heads: I. Significance of the term II. Low ebb of Catholic fortunes III. St. Ignatius and the Jesuits,… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Thirty Years War — The Thirty Years War † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Thirty Years War The Thirty Years War (1618 48), though pre eminently a German war, was also of great importance for the history of the whole of Europe, not only because nearly all… … Catholic encyclopedia
Morean War — Part of the War of the Holy League and the Ottoman–Venetian Wars Date 1684 1699 Location Peloponnese, southern Epirus … Wikipedia
