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Which alliance did Leopold I make with Poland and Venice after the siege of Vienna?
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Leopold I
Leopold I, detail of a portrait bust, c. 1700; in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
Following the siege of Vienna in 1683, Emperor Leopold I concluded a pact with Poland and the Venetian republic known as the Holy League.1
This alliance was formed to continue the military campaign against the Ottoman Empire. The coalition sought to reclaim territories and diminish Ottoman influence in Europe, leading to significant conflicts such as the war that culminated in the Treaty of Carlowitz in 1699.12