HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Holy Alliance, Industrial Revolution, Paternalism
Document Summary
Congress of vienna (1814-1815) was founded on three principles: compensation for the victors, principles of legitimacy, mechanism to preserve monarchy and balance of power. Victors agreed not to humiliate the french and its allies: von metternich was an austrian foreign minister who anchored the congress of vienna and favoured conservative principles that were monarchist. France was re-admitted into the fraternal club of european monarchy. Czar alexander i (d. 1825) allowed france to keep territories before the 100 days: after napoleon"s return, 1794 borders were brought back. Talleyrand was a napoleonic diplomat who used his skills to secure a favourable outcome for. France at the congress of vienna: was a true politician and cynic, was a leading figure in every regime, got a large amount for france despite their status. Congress of vienna was a period of brilliant diplomacy that produced some of the best natural talented diplomats. Britain was represented by castlereagh and austria by metternich, russia was represented by.
