 Topic

Congress of Vienna
(Vienna settlement)

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Om Arora Ishu Gupta Sir
B.A.LL.B G.F Amity law
school
Section B
En. No. A61011121097
Aim:
Was the Congress of Vienna
successful in “turning back
the clock?”
Map of Europe (1789)- Before Napoleon’s Rise to Power
Europe in 1812 at the Height of Napoleon’s Power
Europe After the Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna
(September 1, 1814 – June 9, 1815)
 Key Players
at Vienna

Tsar Alexander I Foreign Minister,

(Rus.) Viscount Castlereagh (Br.)

The “Host”
Prince Klemens von
Metternich (Aus.)

King Frederick Foreign Minister, Charles

William III (Prus.) Maurice de Tallyrand (Fr.)
Goals of the Congress of Vienna
1. PREVENT ACTS OF FUTURE AGGRESSION
 Surround France with strong countries.
 Make the weak countries around France stronger.

2. TO RESTORE A BALANCE OF POWER: redraw boundaries

so no country can dominate Europe again

3. “TURN BACK THE CLOCK.”

Restore Europe’s royal families to their thrones.
Legitimacy: The hereditary right of a monarch to rule.
Suppress future revolutions and liberal ideas.
Compensation: countries that fought against France should
receive either land or money
Was the Congress of Vienna Successful?
1. No country was left bearing a grudge.

2. The establishment of the Concert of Europe created a long lasting peace

throughout Europe

3. The Carlsbad Decrees of 1819 were Metternich's effort to suppress ideas of

revolution, freedom, democracy, and nationalism through Europe.
 Attempted to silence the voices of
university professors.

4. Could not prevent the spread of nationalist ideas.

Revolts by nationalist groups for unifications
or greater autonomy rose in Central Europe.
 Congress of Vienna
4. Could not prevent the spread of
nationalist ideas.
Revolts by nationalist groups for
unifications or greater autonomy rose in
Central Europe.
In Britain, the Reform Bill of 1832
extended the vote to most members of the
middle-class, however it failed to produce a
true democratic government for all citizens.
 LIBERAL CONSERVATI
VE

Male WHO Monarchs

property SHOULD and nobles
owners RULE
Protect GOALS OF Stability
GOVERNME
basic rights NT and Order
to liberty
and
property

Republic FORM OF Monarchy

GOVERNME
with NT
constitution
and
separation
of powers
Laissez faire ECONOM Controlled
Capitalism Y by nobles

Freedom of RELIGIO Established

religion N Church