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The '''Congress of Vienna''' was a conference held in [[Vienna]] between the major powers from September, 1814 to June, 1815. In the middle [[Napoleon]] returned from exile. The conferees agreed to raise vast armies against him and, after 100 days, he was defeated at Waterloo. The Conference then resumed.  

The '''Congress of Vienna''' was a conference held in [[Vienna]] between the major powers from September 1814 to June 1815. In the middle [[Napoleon]] returned from exile. The conferees agreed to raise vast armies against him and, after 100 days, he was defeated at Waterloo. The Conference then resumed.  

The victors decided how to liquidate the Napoleonic system and restore the conservatives to their thrones.  Central players were Lord [[Castlereagh]] of Great Britain, Prince [[Metternich]] of Austria, and Prince [[Talleyrand]] of France.  Many other dignitaries attended, including Emperor Francis I of Austria; Tsar Alexander I of Russia; King Frederick William III of Prussia; the Kings of Denmark, Bavaria, and Württemberg; the Duke of Wellington; and Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt, among many others. The [[Ottoman Empire]] and the United States were not invited, but all the other European nations were there.

The victors decided how to liquidate the Napoleonic system and restore the conservatives to their thrones.  Central players were Lord [[Castlereagh]] of Great Britain, Prince [[Metternich]] of Austria, and Prince [[Talleyrand]] of France.  Many other dignitaries attended, including Emperor Francis I of Austria; Tsar Alexander I of Russia; King Frederick William III of Prussia; the Kings of Denmark, Bavaria, and Württemberg; the Duke of Wellington; and Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt, among many others. The [[Ottoman Empire]] and the United States were not invited, but all the other European nations were there.