WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the influential leader at the Congress of Vienna that advocated restoring the monarchy throughout Europe?
A
Duke of Wellington
B
Olympe de Gouges
C
GeorgeDanton
D
Klemens von Metternich
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Klemens von Metternich-Leadership of the Congress of Vienna | Britannica.

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: -Under the leadership of Metternich, the prime minister of Austria (1809–48) and Lord Castlereagh, the foreign minister of Great Britain (1812–22), the Congress set up a system to preserve the peace.

Detailed explanation-4: -The leaders of the Congress of Vienna were British Foreign Minister Robert Steward, Lord Castlereagh, Tsar Alexander I of Russia, and Austrian Chancellor Klemens von Metternich.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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