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The Congress of Vienna

The Congress of Vienna. Europe in 1812. The Congress of Vienna (September 1, 1814 – June 9, 1815). Coin Commemorating the Opening of the Congress of Vienna. Main Objectives. It’s job was to undo everything that Napoléon had done:

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The Congress of Vienna

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  1. The Congress of Vienna

  2. Europe in 1812

  3. The Congress of Vienna(September 1, 1814 – June 9, 1815)

  4. Coin Commemorating the Opening of the Congress of Vienna

  5. Main Objectives • It’s job was to undo everything that Napoléon had done: • Reduce France to its old boundaries  her frontiers were pushed back to 1790 level. • Restore as many of the old monarchies as possible that had lost their thrones during the Napoléonic era. • They supported the resolution: There is always an alternative to conflict.

  6. Key Players at Vienna Foreign Minister, Viscount Castlereagh… Britain Tsar Alexander I Russia The “Host”Prince Klemens von Metternich…Austria King Frederick William III…Prussia Foreign Minister, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand…France

  7. Key Principles Established at Vienna • Balance of Power • Legitimacy • Compensation • Coalition forces would occupy France for 3-5 years. • France would have to pay an indemnity of 700,000,000 francs.

  8. Changes Made at Vienna (1) • France was deprived of all territory conquered by Napoléon. • Russia was given most of the Duchy of Warsaw…Poland. • Prussia was given half of Saxony, parts of Poland, and other German territories. • A Germanic Confederation of 30+ states (including Prussia) was created from the previous 300, under Austrian rule. • Austria was given back territory it had lost recently, plus more in Germany and Italy. • The House of Orange was given the Dutch Republic and the Austrian Netherlands to rule.

  9. The Germanic Confederation, 1815

  10. Changes Made at Vienna (2) • Norway and Sweden were joined. • The neutrality of Switzerland was guaranteed. • Hanover was enlarged, and made a kingdom. • Britain was given Cape Colony, South Africa, and various other colonies in Africa and Asia. • Sardinia was given Piedmont, Nice, Savoy, and Genoa. • The Bourbon Ferdinand I was restored in the Two Sicily's. • The Duchy of Parma was given to Marie Louise. • The slave trade was condemned…at British urging. • Freedom of navigation was guaranteed for many rivers.

  11. Europe After the Congress of Vienna

  12. What was the legacy of the Congress of Vienna?

  13. 1. A balance of power between the five major world powers. Austria Prussia Russia Great Britain France 2. A return to the “old ways” …no more revolutionary ideas, like liberty, equality, and brotherhood. The aristocracy was going to rule and the revolting peasants would know their place! 3. The ALLIANCE system was born… “An attack on one was an attack on all”

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