WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Leadership of the Congress of Vienna of Klemens von Metternich. The Congress of Vienna (September 1814–June 1815) was the climax of Metternich’s work of reconstruction. The very fact that it was held in Vienna was in itself a great success for him.

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: -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-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.