6.1_ THE RISE OF EUROPEAN CONSERVATISM

Congress of Vienna

Conference held from Sept 1814 to June 1815 to reshape Europe after Napoleon's defeat.

Prince Klemens von Metternich

Foreign minister of Austria and key figure at the Congress of Vienna, advocating for the restoration of traditional institutions.

Principle of Legitimacy

Metternich’s belief that peace and balance will be restored by reinstating traditional monarchies.

Great Powers Concept

Belief that stable countries should have the authority to influence international politics.

Concert of Europe

An organization of Great Powers that agreed to meet regularly to maintain the balance of power.

Principle of Intervention

The doctrine that Great Powers could send armies into countries to stop revolts and support monarchies.

Classical Conservatism

Political ideology that supports traditional institutions of authority and rejects civil liberties and nationalism.

Edmund Burke

Irish philosopher who advocated for gradual progress and rejected sudden, violent changes in society.

Joseph de Maistre

French counter-revolutionary who argued that hereditary monarchies were necessary to prevent chaos.

Restored Monarchies

The restoration of the Bourbon dynasty in France, Spain, and the Italian states after the Congress of Vienna.