THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA

THE END OF NAPOLEON

Treaty of Paris of 1814 restored Louis XVIII, brother of Louis XVI to the throne of France

France got to keep 1792 frontiers including Alsace and Lorraine (remember this for later wars against Prussia and WWI)

France gave up the Rhine Valley and Belgium

BUT NAPOLEON COMES BACK

Napoleon’s 100 Days Campaign Battle of Waterloo So they need to make a stronger END to all this

republican and revolution business

KEY PLAYERS AT THE CONFERENCE Austria Great Britain Russia Prussia Minor Participants:

Sweden Denmark Spain Portugal Bavaria Saxony Wurttemberg

GOALS

Re-establish the balance of powers in Europe Re-draw the map of Europe after 25 years of warfare Control the forces of nationalism and liberalism that

threatened the old order

CONSERVATISM OVER LIBERALISM Legitimate governments were established through

tradition not revolution

KEY PLAYERS AND PERSPECTIVES

Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria Metternich System

All powers work together to maintain status qou

Oppose liberalism and revolutionary nationalism

Support of legitimate governments founded on tradition

Austria’s Goals Gain portions of Poland Block growth of Russian power Prevent Prussia from dominating central Europe

King Frederick William III Prussia’s Goals

Gain all of Saxony

Lord Castlereagh, British Foreign Minister Britain’s Goals

Maintain balance of power on the continent so they can concentrate on their empire

Keep France small in power Fear increasing power of Russian and Prussia in Eastern Europe

Czar Alexander I, Russia Russia’s Goals

Gain all of Poland

Prince Charles de Talleyrand, France Able to play off the other power’s fears to get concessions for France

JUNE 9, 1815

A system of bargains and compromises, giving no one state too much power Bourbon monarchy restored in France GB acquired colonies in Africa, and Mediterranean Islands Holland re-established their monarchy and got control over the

mouth of the Rhine Prussia received 40% of Saxony, some Rhine Valley territory as a

buffer from France, and a large portion of Poland Austria received some territory in Italy (Lombardy, Venetia, Tyrol) Creation of the German Confederation to replace the Holy Roman

Empire Russia got Finland and a large portion of Poland

ANIMATED MAP

http://www.the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome01/index.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugqGueQ9Ud8&feature=related

CONGRESS OF VIENNA QUICK SUMMARY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3igypsAnIm0

FOR FUN!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXsZbkt0yqo