1. The Congress of Vienna (September 1, 1814 – June 9, 1815)

2. Coin Commemorating the Opening of the Congress of Vienna

3. Metternich’s Plan for Europe
A Meeting of Nations
Congress of Vienna – series of meetings that reshape Europe
Intended to last four weeks
Lasted eight months
Metternich and the Great Powers
Klemens von Metternich-foreign minister of Austria, influential at Congress

4. Members Five European “great powers” Austria Prussia Russia
Great Britain
France

5. Representatives of Austria
Foreign Minister, Prince Klemens von Metternich
Emperor Francis I of Austria

6. Representatives of Prussia
Karl von Hardenberg
Wilhelm von Humboldt
King Frederick William III of Prussia

7. Representatives of Russia
Count Karl Nesselrode
Czar Alexander I of Russia

8. Representatives of Great Britain
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh

9. Representatives of France
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

10. Klemens von Metternich
Had three goals:
Surround France with strong countries to prevent future French aggression
Restore a balance of power between the nations
Restore royal families to thrones

11. The Containment of France
Kingdom of Netherlands formed
Switzerland made independent
Austria dominates new German Confederation of 39 Germany states
Kingdom of Sardinia is strengthened by adding Genoa

12. Balance of Power
European powers weaken France but leave it mostly intact
If pushed too hard, France might try to rebel

13. Legitimacy Monarchs deposed by Napoleon are returned to thrones
Leaders hope to restore order by these changes
Congress of Vienna succeeds in getting all European countries together

14. Political Changes Beyond Vienna
Constitutional Monarchies
Britain
France
Absolute Monarchies
Russia
Prussia
Austria
Holy Alliance
Russia, Prussia, Austria pledge based on Christianity to fight revolution
Concert of Europe
Nations would help one another if revolutions broke out

15. Revolution in Latin America
Napoleon’s replacing of king in Spain sets off rebellions in Spanish America
Liberal creoles vs. royalist peninsulares
Many former colonies of Spain and Portugal gain independence

16. Long-Term Legacy Conservative reaction Decline in French power
Growth of nationalism
Revolutions in Latin America