Congress of Vienna

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The Congress of Vienna was an international diplomatic conference held in 1814–1815 that redrew the map of Europe and established a balance-of-power system after the defeat of Napoleon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
international diplomatic conference
peace conference
aim containment of France
creation of a stable balance of power
prevention of future large-scale European wars
restoration of legitimate monarchies
chairperson Klemens von Metternich
country Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire
endDate 1815-06-09
field diplomatic history
international relations
followedBy Concert of Europe
Holy Alliance
Quadruple Alliance (1815)
follows First French Empire
Napoleonic Wars
Second Treaty of Paris
surface form: Treaty of Paris (1814)
hasEffect establishment of the Concert of Europe system
suppression of revolutionary and nationalist movements in Europe
historicalPeriod post-Napoleonic era
keyFigure Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
surface form: Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
surface form: Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

Karl August von Hardenberg
Klemens von Metternich
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
Alexander I of Russia
surface form: Tsar Alexander I of Russia
language English
French
German
location Vienna
namedAfter Vienna
organizer Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire
participant Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Denmark
Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of France
Portugal
surface form: Kingdom of Portugal

Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Kingdom of Sardinia
Kingdom of Spain
Papal States
Russian Empire
Sweden
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
surface form: Swiss Confederation

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
various German states
partOf European state system
result Treaty of Vienna (Final Act of the Congress of Vienna)
creation of the German Confederation
long period of relative peace in Europe
recognition of Swiss perpetual neutrality
restoration of many pre-revolutionary dynasties
territorial gains for Prussia
territorial gains for Russia in Poland
union of Austrian Netherlands and Dutch Republic into Kingdom of the Netherlands
significantEvent creation of the German Confederation
establishment of balance of power in Europe
establishment of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
recognition of Swiss neutrality
redrawing of the map of Europe
restoration of Bourbon monarchy in France
territorial reorganization of Italy
startDate 1814-09-18

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Prussian provinces significantEvent Congress of Vienna