League of Verdun

The League of Verdun was an alliance of Catholic monarchs, created due to the growing Protestant movements across Europe, during Season 2 of Brazilian Mapping's Varna series. On February 12th, 1545, the League was established by the following founding members:
* Kingdom of France
* Kingdom of Bohemia
* Kingdom of Burgundy
* Kingdom of Denmark
* Kingdom of Norway
In 1553, the League expanded, as France and Burgundy recruited the following new members:
* County of Provence
* Prince-Bishopric of Liège
* Duchy of Luxemburg
* Duchy of Lorraine
* Duchy of Bavaria
* Kingdom of Scotland
On the Day of Ruination, in 1556, it was revealed that Poland had been secretly affiliated with the League ever since its creation. On the same day, the League came under a surprise attack from the Protestant League, a grouping of most Protestant nations in Europe. So began the War of the Leagues.
When Sweden had besieged the Norwegian capital of Oslo in 1559, the Treaty of Malmö was signed, which saw both Norway and Denmark withdraw from both the League and the war.
In 1561, the Duchy of Brittany was changed from an English vassal into a French one, and hence Brittany joined the League of Verdun.
The League was disbanded in 1571, as per the Peace of Prague.
Category:Varna Alliances