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Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna Sept., 1814–June, 1815, one of the most important international conferences in European history, called to remake Europe after the downfall of Napoleon I.
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"Congress of Vienna." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Congress of Vienna." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Vienna-C.html "Congress of Vienna." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Vienna-C.html |
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Vienna, Congress of
Vienna, Congress of (1814–15) An international peace conference that settled the affairs of Europe after the defeat of NAPOLEON. It continued to meet through the HUNDRED DAYS of Napoleon's return to France (March-June 1815). The dominant powers were Austria, represented by METTERNICH, Britain, represented by CASTLEREAGH, Prussia, represented by FREDERICK WILLIAM III, and Russia, represented by ALEXANDER I. TALLEYRAND attended as the representative of Louis XVIII of France. The Congress agreed to the absorption by the new kingdom of the Netherlands of the territory known as the Austrian Netherlands (now Belgium). Otherwise the Habsburgs regained control of all their domains, including Lombardy, Venetia, Tuscany, Parma, and Tyrol. Prussia gained parts of Saxony as well as regaining much of Westphalia and the Rhineland. Denmark, which had allied itself with France, lost Norway to Sweden. In Italy the pope was restored to the Vatican and the Papal States, and the Bourbons were re-established in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The German Confederation was established, and Napoleon's Grand Duchy of Warsaw was to be replaced by a restored Kingdom of Poland, but as part of the Russian empire with the Russian emperor also king of Poland. The Congress restored political stability to Europe.
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"Vienna, Congress of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Vienna, Congress of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-ViennaCongressof.html "Vienna, Congress of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-ViennaCongressof.html |
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Vienna, Congress of
Vienna, Congress of (1814–15) European conference that settled international affairs after the Napoleonic Wars. It attempted, as far as possible, to restore the Europe of pre-1789, and thus disappointed the nationalists and liberals. Among steps to prevent future European wars, it established the Congress system and the German Confederation, a loose association for purposes of defence. Austria was represented by Metternich; Britain by Castlereagh; Prussia by Frederick William II; Russia by Alexander I; and France by Talleyrand.
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"Vienna, Congress of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Vienna, Congress of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ViennaCongressof.html "Vienna, Congress of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ViennaCongressof.html |
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Vienna, Congress of
Vienna, Congress of an international conference held 1814–15 to agree the settlement of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars. Attended by all the major European powers, it was dominated by Prussia, Russia, Britain, Austria, and France. The guiding principle of the settlement was the restoration and strengthening of hereditary and sometimes despotic rulers; the result was a political stability that lasted for three or four decades.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Vienna, Congress of." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Vienna, Congress of." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-ViennaCongressof.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Vienna, Congress of." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-ViennaCongressof.html |
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