The failed Holy League against the Ottoman Empire in the context of the wars in Candia, Hungary and Transylvania (1661-1662)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24197/ihemc.41.2021.495-524

Keywords:

Holy League, credentials, Holy See, ambassadors, foreign policy

Abstract

After seventy years of peace, Venice was caught once again in a conflict against the Great Gateway for the kingdom of Candia (1645-1669). However, the Serenissima's appeals to the European powers for their support did not have the desired impact until the Ottoman attacks in Hungary and Transylvania in the late 1650s. These events allowed the Holy See to carry out a maneuver to recover the Catholic leadership through a common formula: The Holy League.

In the following pages we will analyze the role of the Papacy, the Empire, France, Spain and Venice in the congress that took place at the papal court between 1661 and 1662 to achieve the Catholic confederation. Negotiations that did not come to fruition in view of the conflicting goals of the different parties involved, and, especially, those of Philip IV and Louis XIV.

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Published

2021-12-01

Issue

No. 41 (2021)

Section

MISCELLANY

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