| 单词 | quadruple alliance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasQuadruple Alliance Quadruple Alliance n. an alliance of four powers, spec. (a) that of Britain, France, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the Netherlands in 1718; (b) that of Britain, France, Spain, and Portugal in 1834; also in extended use. ΚΠ 1705 D. Jones Compl. Hist. Europe 1704 451 The Quadruple Alliance which is in Agitation to be concluded [sc. between England, Prussia, Denmark, and the Netherlands] in favour of the City [sc. Danzig], shall be the Foundation of this Treaty. 1718 Conduct of Courts of Great-Britain & Spain 31 The projection of a Quadruple Alliance between the Emperor, France, England and Holland, seem'd to meet with some difficulties among the French Ministry and those of the Emperor. 1787 R. Burns Let. 12 Dec. (2001) I. 183 Misfortune, bodily constitution, hell and myself, have formed a ‘Quadruple Alliance’ to guarantee the other. 1834 Times 9 May 2/6 The first messenger brought the intelligence that the treaty of the quadruple alliance for the pacification of the Peninsula had been received by the court of Madrid. 1872 E. A. Freeman Gen. Sketch European Hist. (1874) xv. §2. 304 France, England, and the United Provinces presently joined the Emperor in the Quadruple Alliance against Spain. 1928 R. B. Mowat Hist. European Diplomacy iv. xxvi. 212 Dubois, Secretary of State Craggs in the absence of Stanhope, and Pentenriedter (ambassador of the Emperor) negotiated in concert. The result was the Quadruple Alliance, concluded in London on August 2, 1718. 2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 20 Dec. 66/4 Henry Kissinger has suggested the rebirth of the nineteenth-century Quadruple Alliance, now to comprise the United States, Britain, France, and Germany. < as lemmas |
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