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Holy League may refer to:
Holy League (1495), AKA "League of Venice", alliance of several opponents of French hegemony in Italy, arranged by Pope Alexander VI
League of Cambrai, anti-Venetian alliance that included Louis XII of France, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, and Ferdinand I of Spain, created by Pope Julius II
Holy League (1538), a short-lived alliance of Christian states arranged by Pope Paul III at the urging of the Republic of Venice
Holy League (1571), arranged by Pope Pius V and included almost all the major Catholic maritime states in the Mediterranean
Holy League (1684), started by Pope Innocent XI, composed of the Holy Roman Empire, the Venetian Republic and Poland
Holy League (1717), an ad hoc coalition organised by the Pope allying the Papal States to Portugal, Venice and Malta against the Ottoman Empire and which resulted in the Battle of Matapan
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