MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Czar Alexander I of Russia.
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King Frederick William III of Prussia.
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Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria.
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Emperor Francis I of Austria.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Following the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, monarchs and diplomats from some 200 European states, provinces and cities flocked to Vienna in late summer 1814 to reorganise the distribution of power in Europe. The “coachman of Europe", the Austrian Foreign Minister Clemens Wenzel Prince Metternich, took the lead role.
Detailed explanation-2: -In gratitude for his diplomatic achievements, the emperor created Metternich a hereditary prince. As the organizer of the Congress of Vienna (1814–15), he was largely responsible for the policy of balance of power in Europe to ensure the stability of European governments.
Detailed explanation-3: -Klemens von Metternich was the most influential foreign minister at the Congress of Vienna. He represented Austria. What were Metternich’s goals?
Detailed explanation-4: -Klemens von Metternich The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich and held in Vienna from November 1814 to June 1815, though the delegates had arrived and were already negotiating by late September 1814.