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LEAGUE OF AUGSBURG
1686 - 1689


The League of Augsburg was a coalition in the War of the Grand Alliance.

Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I led the pact and Bavaria, the Palatinate, Saxony, Sweden, and Spain followed.

The League of Augsburg was formed on July 9, 1686. Its purpose was to counter French King Louis XIV.

In 1689, a new league was formed, the Grand Alliance.

 

 


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