WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Participants were representatives of all European powers and other stakeholders, chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September 1814 to June 1815.

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: -Metternich is most well-known for his role in the Congress of Vienna in 1815, and resulting influence on subsequent European history. Metternich was appointed foreign minister in 1809 and, within a few years, he had pulled the Empire back from the brink of possible extinction.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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.