Holy Alliance
Americannoun
noun
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a document advocating government according to Christian principles that was signed in 1815 by the rulers of Russia, Prussia, and Austria
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the informal alliance that resulted from this agreement
Example Sentences
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At conferences in 1820 and 1821, the Holy Alliance declared their right to intervene in rebellions that threatened to unseat European monarchs.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The members of the Holy Alliance intended also to Assert Fernando VII’s control over his rebellious American colonies.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Forces loyal to the Austrian emperor, aided by a full-scale Russian invasion of Hungary in the name of Holy Alliance principles, restored Habsburg rule across the entirety of the empire by the autumn of 1849.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
It was the epoch immediately preceding that in which the spectre of the die-hard Austrian Chancellor, Prince Metternich, was to stalk eerily throughout Europe, scattering all but good, honest supporters of the Holy Alliance.
From Time Magazine Archive
You have more to fear from emancipated Germany than from the whole Holy Alliance, with all its Croats and Cossacks.
From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heinrich Heine
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