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Detailed explanation-1: -Austria was represented by Prince von Metternich, the Foreign Minister, and by his deputy, Baron Johann von Wessenberg. As the Congress’s sessions were in Vienna, Emperor Francis was kept closely informed.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Their representatives at the Congress were Tsar Alexander I of Russia, Lord Castlereagh – foreign secretary of Great Britain – King Frederick William III of Prussia, and Prince Klemens von Metternich* – chief minister of Austria and chairman of the conference.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. After 1815 he remained firmly opposed to liberal ideas and revolutionary movements.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: Duke Metternich was the Austrian chancellor and was the host of Congress of Vienna in 1815. He was a great diplomat and one of the ‘ powerful political figures during that period. He represented the conservative forces of Europe.