Holy Alliance

American  

noun

1. a league formed by the principal sovereigns of Europe in 1815 with the professed object of promoting Christian brotherhood but the practical object of repressing democratic revolutions and institutions. The English and Turkish rulers and Pope Pius VII did not join the league.

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Holy Alliance British  

noun

1. a document advocating government according to Christian principles that was signed in 1815 by the rulers of Russia, Prussia, and Austria

2. the informal alliance that resulted from this agreement

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Example Sentences

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

As noted earlier, not only was he a staunch supporter of the Holy Alliance, but he formed the world’s first modern secret police force, The Third Section.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

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

On the 26th of September 1815, after the proclamation of the Holy Alliance at the great review on the plain of Vertus, Capo d’Istria was named a secretary of state.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various