Holy Alliance
Post-Napoleonic royal coalition
The Holy Alliance was a coalition formed in 1815 by the monarchs of Russia, Austria, and Prussia after Napoleon's defeat, pledging to uphold Christian principles in European politics.
The alliance became associated with conservative reaction against liberal and nationalist movements.
The term now describes any coalition of powers united by shared ideology rather than practical interests: a holy alliance of corporate lobbyists.
Austrian capital
- Congress of ViennaAssembly reshaping post-war Europe
- PrussiaFormer German kingdom
- AustriaCentral European alpine republic
- RussiaEurasian federation, largest country
Napoleonic Wars · Restoration · legitimacy · Great Powers · post-war settlement · reactionary · treaty · signatories
Custom passed through generations
- status quoExisting condition of affairs
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- restorationReturning something to condition
anti-revolutionary · counter-revolution · suppression · legitimacy · stability · order · intervention · conservatism
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- sovereignSupreme in power
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- emperorMale ruler of empire
kingdom · royalty · autocracy · divine right · succession · imperial · monarchist · absolutism
Temporary alliance for action
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
protocol · ratification · international relations · geopolitics · balance of power · statecraft · negotiation · signatories
Adherent of the gospel
- ChristianityFaith based on Jesus
- faithTrust without proof
- divine rightGod-granted ruling authority
- ProvidenceGod's protective care personified
sacred · piety · brotherhood · Gospel · biblical principles · moral authority · Christian unity · spiritual bond
Vienna
Austrian capital
- Congress of ViennaAssembly reshaping post-war Europe
- PrussiaFormer German kingdom
- AustriaCentral European alpine republic
Russia · Napoleonic Wars · Restoration · legitimacy · Great Powers · post-war settlement · reactionary · treaty · signatories · Concert of Europe
tradition
Custom passed through generations
- status quoExisting condition of affairs
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
restoration · anti-revolutionary · counter-revolution · suppression · legitimacy · stability · order · intervention · conservatism · repression
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
emperor · kingdom · royalty · autocracy · divine right · succession · imperial · monarchist · absolutism · hereditary rule
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
sovereignty · protocol · ratification · international relations · geopolitics · balance of power · statecraft · negotiation · signatories · multilateral
Christian
Adherent of the gospel
- ChristianityFaith based on Jesus
- faithTrust without proof
- divine rightGod-granted ruling authority
Providence · sacred · piety · brotherhood · Gospel · biblical principles · moral authority · Christian unity · spiritual bond · paternalism
- 1800sVictorian era, Napoleon, Gilded Age, Queen Victoria, Industrial Revolution
- Napoleonic EraNapoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte, Bonaparte, Napoleonic Wars, Napoleonic Code
- 1800s GermanyBismarck, Prussia, German unification, German Confederation, Congress of Vienna
- 1810s-1820sNapoleonic Wars, Waterloo, Congress of Vienna, Regency, Monroe Doctrine
- 19th Century Diplomacyambassador, ambassadors, envoy, envoys, Congress of Vienna
- 19th Century TreatiesTreaty of Ghent, Treaty of Berlin, Treaty of Frankfurt, Treaty of Nanking, Treaty of Shimonoseki
Holy Alliancerevolutionary movements
Organized efforts to transform society
French Revolution · democratic movements · popular sovereignty · radicalism
Holy AllianceNATO
Western defense organization
military alliance · Greek War of Independence · defensive pact · Triple Entente · League of Nations
holy, alliance, holiness, hallowed, hallow, holies, hallows, hallowing