Formation of the Holy League in 1684

Name: Formation of the Holy League in 1684
Start: 1684
End: 1686

Type Event Region Europe Time 1684–1686

In March 1684 Pope Innocent XI brokered an anti-Ottoman Holy League at Linz among Leopold I, John III Sobieski and Venice, sworn at Rome in May;…

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1683–1684Rome · ItalyAfter the relief of Vienna, fearing renewed Ottoman attack, Innocent XI used the 1683 Polish-Austrian alliance as a model, persuading Venice to join the war against the Turks to recover losses from the War of Crete, and continuing subsidies to Poland to bring about a broader Christian alliance.
1684Linz · AustriaOn 5 March 1684 representatives of the Empire, Poland and Venice signed the Holy League charter at Linz, stipulating war solely against the Ottomans and requiring joint peace negotiations. On 24 May the pope and cardinals swore the oath at Rome; Innocent XI became protector of the league and issued invitations to other Christian states.
1684–1686Central and Eastern Europe · Central EuropeAfter the league's formation the imperial army advanced in Hungary while Venice opened new fronts in Dalmatia and the Morea. In 1686 Russia under regent Sophia joined the Holy League, leaving the Ottomans facing pressure simultaneously in Central Europe, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

Encyclopaedia Britannica (2024) https://www.britannica.com/topic/Holy-League-European-alliance-1684
The Habsburg Monarchy, 1618–1815 — Charles W. Ingrao (2000)
Venice, Austria, and the Turks in the Seventeenth Century — Kenneth M. Setton (1991)