1. The Congress of Vienna
September June 1815

2. What do you see?

3. King Frederick William III Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
CONGRESS OF VIENNA-the Cast:
Austria
Emperor Francis I
Russia
Czar Alexander I
Prussia
King Frederick William III
Great Britain
Lord Castlereagh
France
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
And the now the star of the Congress…

4. CONGRESS OF VIENNA-the STAR:
Prince Klemens von Metternich - Austria

5. ********Goals*******
CONGRESS OF VIENNA
********Goals*******
Ensure France would not become an aggressor
Restore the “balance of power” in Europe
Re-establish the principle of legitimacy
Done in France and Spain with the Restoration of the Bourbon Dynasty
(Legitimacy is the hereditary right of a monarch to rule)

6. Goal Explanation:
The Congress did not want to punish France, but rather to insure that the French could not again embark on wars of aggression.
2. In addition, the Congress sought to restore a balance of power, so that no one country could attempt to dominate Europe. France had a proper place in that balance; therefore, France could not be weakened excessively.

7. Goal Explanation Continued:
The principle of legitimacy involved the desire of the great powers to restore rulers and boundaries as they had existed prior to the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. Only when possible and desirable by the statesmen. (A Return to Monarchies)
4. A return of Church
authority.

8. Important Decisions:
France was deprived of all territory conquered by Napoleon
The Dutch Republic was united with the Austrian Netherlands to
form a single kingdom of the Netherlands
Norway and Sweden were joined under a single monarch
Switzerland was declared neutral
Russia got Finland and effective control over the
new kingdom of Poland
Prussia was given much of Saxony and Rhine Province
Austria was given back most of the territory it had lost and
was also given new lands in Germany and Italy
Britain got several strategic colonial territories, and
they also gained control of the seas
France was restored under the rule of Louis XVIII
Spain was restored under Ferdinand VII
“Concert of Europe”- Each would help the the other if revolution
broke out

11. The Legacy of the Congress of Vienna:
Increased Nationalism in Germany, Italy, Greece and other
area that were placed under foreign control
Latin America used these events in Europe to declare their
Independence
The principles of Democracy survived the Congress’s attempts
to destroy it
The Spread of Enlightenment ideas
Rise of international organizations
Holy Alliance
Quadruple Alliance

12. Legacy continued…
The establishment of a Conservative movement in Europe. The idea that society was too revolutionary, and must be quelled. If, radical (liberalism) movements were allowed to proceed, it would result in further chaos as seen in France. Upsetting the balance of power.
The principle of intervention- The powers of Europe would send in armies to forcibly put down any revolution that may break out.