1. The Congress of Vienna 1814-15

2. Before and After

3. Four Major Goals I. Contain France
II. Create a Balance of Power (The Concert of Europe)
III. Restore Legitimacy = Conservatism
IV. Suppress Democracy and the “isms”: nationalism, liberalism, republicanism, romanticism…

4. The Important Leaders Czar Alexander I Lord Robert Castlereagh
Prince Klemens von Metternich
Prince Karl von Hardenberg
Prince Charles- Maurice de Talleyrand

5. The Kings’ Cake

6. What Did They Each Want? France: Britain: Russia: Prussia: Austria:
Play other powers off on each other
Get a good deal!
Britain:
Balance of power on the Euro. Continent
End French military threat
Strengthen Italian & German states
Russia:
Control more of Poland = increase of “pan Slavism”
Create a “Holy Alliance” of Christian leaders to suppress future revolutions
Prussia:
Unify the German Confederation
Keep French power in check
Regain lost Polish territory & Saxony
Austria:
Roll back the clock to 1792
Contain nationalism, it had a multi-ethnic empire!
Control the German Confederation

7. There were also waves of revolution in the 1820s & 1830.

8. Long Term Results No wars among the 5 Great Powers for 40 years
No major wars among the Great Powers until WWI almost 100 years baby!
Continued Revolutions
The “isms” not contained!