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The Congress of Vienna
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Congress of Vienna(1814-1815)
• European monarchs sought to turn back the clock to 1789 and restore Europe’s Old Regime
• Members included the “Big Four” and France– Austria – Prince Metternich– England – Duke of Wellington France – Talleyrand – Prussia – Frederick William III, – Russia – Tsar Alexander I
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Key Principles Established at Vienna
Key Principles Established at Vienna
V Balance of Power
V Legitimacy
V Compensation
V Balance of Power
V Legitimacy
V Compensation
e Coalition forces would occupy France for 3-5 years.
e France would have to pay an indemnity of 700,000,000 francs.
e Coalition forces would occupy France for 3-5 years.
e France would have to pay an indemnity of 700,000,000 francs.
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Metternich (1773-1859)
• Opposed democracy and nationalism• Proposed principles of compensation and
legitimacy
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Territorial Changes
• Austria gained Lombardy, Modena, Parma, Tuscany, and Venetia (all are areas in Italy)
• England gained Cape Colony, Ceylon, Heligoland, Guiana, and Malta (areas in Africa, the Americas, and Asia)
• Holland gained Austrian Netherlands (Belgium)• Prussia gained part of Poland, land along the
Rhine River, 40% of Saxony, Swedish Pomerania, and Westphalia
• Russia gained Finland and part of Poland• Sweden gained Norway
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Europe After the Congress of Vienna
Europe After the Congress of Vienna
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Review Questions
• What countries made up the “Big Four” at the Congress of Vienna?
• What were the principles of compensation and legitimacy?
• How did the Congress of Vienna redraw the map of Europe?
• What was the purpose of the Quadruple Alliance?
• What were the results of the Congress of Vienna?