Holy Alliance
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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
A compact formed between the sovereigns of Russia, Austria, and Prussia, in 1815, for the humane and liberal administration of their governments. See Herzog, Real-Encyklopadie, 5, 669; Wing's Hase, Ch. Hist. (see Index); Hurst's Hagenbach, Hist. Christ. Church in 18th and 19th Cent. 2, 342 sq.; and the references in Poole's Index, s.v. (See Holy Alliance).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
An alliance of the sovereigns of Russia, Austria, and Prussia on the fall of Napoleon, professedly for conservative ends, but really for the suppression of political liberty and the maintenance of absolute power.
