Back العصبة المقدسة (1571) Arabic Свещена лига (1571) Bulgarian Lliga Santa (1571) Catalan Heilige Liga (1571) German Sankta Ligo (1571) Esperanto Liga Santa (1571) Spanish Liga Santua (1571) Basque اتحاد مقدس (۱۵۷۱) Persian Sainte-Ligue (1571) French An Léig Naofa (1571) Irish
| Holy League (1571) | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Pope Pius V |
| Ideology | Catholicism |
| Allies |  Papal States  Spanish Empire  Republic of Venice  Republic of Genoa &sq=Vangelis&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_the_Order_of_St._John_(various).svg){kind=small} Knights of Malta  Grand Duchy of Tuscany  Duchy of Savoy &sq=Vangelis&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_Duchy_of_Urbino.svg){kind=small} Duchy of Urbino |
| Opponents | Ottoman Empire |
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The Holy League (Latin: Liga Sancta, Spanish: Liga Santa, Italian: Lega Santa) of 1571 was arranged by Pope Pius V and included the major Catholic powers of southern Europe (Iberian Peninsula and Italian Peninsula), specifically the Spanish Empire as well as the Italian maritime powers. It was intended to break the Ottoman Empire’s control of the eastern Mediterranean Sea and was formally concluded on 25 May 1571.
- ^ The image shown is a reproduction of an 1888 watercolor drawn from a copy of the banner in the Museo Naval in Madrid. F. Javier Campos y Fernández de Sevilla, "Cervanted, Lepanto y el Escorial"
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