Congress of Vienna
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History, Geography
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Napoleonic Wars, Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations
- Curriculum: Italian History, 19th Century European History, British History, German History, French History, Eastern European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Austria
- Date: 1814-1815
Article abstract: Military significance: While fighting Napoleon, the nations of Europe redesigned the map of the continent.
In March, 1814, Napoleon I surrendered and was exiled to Elba, off the Italian coast. The victorious nations could relish the humiliation of a man who had gone from dominating Europe to ruling a tiny island. Thinking that the wars that had troubled Europe from 1793 to 1814 were over, the victors met at Vienna to create a new map. The chancellor of the Austrian Empire, Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich, presided over the...
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