By: Jordan Day-Livingston Stephanie Herbert THE CONSERVATIVE ORDER

The Beginnings of the Conservative Order Came after the fall of Napoleon Quadruple Alliance restores Bourbon monarchy to France September of 1814 met to arrange a peace settlement Prince Klemens von Metternich believed he had to restore the legitimate monarchy

Balance of Power At the peace conference the QA divided up some territories gained in the war Diplomats believed that they made a new balance of power to keep any one country from conquering Europe Also, they created defensive barriers against French expansion When Napoleon returned to France, the QA punished the French people for welcoming him back by pushing back France’s borders and other punishments

Influential Conservatists After 1815, Conservatism spread as a way to repress the liberal ideas of the French Revolutions Edmund Burk wrote “Reflections on the Revolution in France” which frowned upon the radical republican and democratic ideas Joseph de Maistre was a French counterrevolutionary who wanted to restore the hereditary monarch which was “godly” Prince Klemens von Metternichff

Beliefs of the Conservatives Believed that it was the citizens duty to preserve the government and that a violent revolt was a betrayal to the latter generations General belief of all conservatives was that an absolute monarchy was the only way to guard against chaos such as the French Revolution Favored obedience to public authority, organized religion, and were unwilling to accept liberal ideas for civil liberties Community over individual

The Quadruple Alliance The fear of revolution led to the development of the Concert of Europe which was an agreement of the QA They agreed to meet periodically to discuss common interests and examine the peace of Europe Between 1818 and 1822 there were 4 congresses held and eventually the QA withdrew their army from France and added France to their agreement