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Metternich
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 [[Klemens von Metternich|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 purpose of the Congress was to work out a peaceful solution to the disruptions of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (Napoleon was in exile on Elba when it started); and reinforce the pre-war status quo regarding the Balance of Power in Europe.
The purpose of the Congress was to work out a peaceful solution to the disruptions of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (Napoleon was in exile on Elba when it started); and reinforce the pre-war status quo regarding the Balance of Power in Europe.