Congress of Vienna

When Napoleon was exiled to Elba, who was recogized as king and why did he fail?

Louis XVIII; economic depression and a fear of the Old Regime leads to Napoleon escaping and returning

The Hundred Days

Napoleon’s last bid for power.

* Britain and Prussia attack and crush him at Waterloo.
* Napoleon is eled to St. Helena until he died.

Congress of Vienna

European leaders meet to restore order and try to undo the French Revolution. Thought it was gonna be 4 weeks but it was 10 months

Goal: Establish collective security and stability

* Restore the balance of power

Leaders in the Congress of Vienna

* Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria
* contain france (surround them with powerful countries)
* balance of power (Weaken France but not make it powerless)
* legitamcy (restore former monarchs to stabilize political nations *France, Portugal, Spain, Italy.)*


* Tsar Alexander I of Russia
* holy alliance of Christian monarchs to suppress future revolutions
* King Frederick William III of Prussia
* side with russia
* Lord Robert Castlereagh of Britain
* prevent French military from getting powerful again
* Prince Marquis de Talleyrand of France
* played people against each other

Which side benifited from the COV

Conserveratives. Maintained tradition, no liberal reforms.

Holly Alliance

Russia, Austria, and Prussia basing their relations with other nations on Christian principles.

Concert of Europe

Series of alliances that ensured that the nations would help each other if revolution occured

New issues

* When they re-drew the map, new boundraies did not consider culture and people were looking for a sense of identity so nationalism increased
* Revolutionary ideas didn’t just dissappear

Legacy of COV

* Influenced world politics for the next 100 years


* Maintained a balance of power
* Created nationalist resentment due to foreign control
* Could only suppress the ideals of the French Revolution for so long