1 / 12

The Congress of Vienna

The Congress of Vienna. Great Britain –Castlereagh Austria - Metternich Prussia – Hardenberg Russia – Tsar Alexander I France - Talleyrand. September 1814 - June 1815. *********Goals*********. Ensure France would not become an aggressor Restore the “balance of power”

kylynn-foley
Download Presentation

The Congress of Vienna

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Congress of Vienna • Great Britain –Castlereagh • Austria - Metternich • Prussia – Hardenberg • Russia – Tsar Alexander I • France - Talleyrand September 1814 - June 1815

  2. *********Goals********* • Ensure France would not become an aggressor • Restore the “balance of power” • The principle of compensation • The principle of legitimacy • Victors expected to be rewarded The Congress of Vienna

  3. Was Peace Established? • The Principle of Legitimacy • Bourbon French Throne • Bourbon Spanish Throne • Legitimate princely rulers – Italy • German Confederation – 39 German States • Compromised over Territorial Settlement

  4. RUSSIA • Polish Territory • Retained Finland

  5. PRUSSIA • 2/5 of Saxony • Swedish Pomerania • Territory in the Rhineland in Western Germany

  6. THE NETHERLANDS • Austrian Netherlands (BELGIUM)

  7. AUSTRIA • Lost Belgium • Gained Lombardy and Venetia • Relatives of Austrian emperor ruled • Parma, Modena, and Tuscany • Dominated German Confederation

  8. GREAT BRITAIN • Colonial Possessions • From Dutch • Cape of Good Hope • Island of Ceylon • From French • Trinidad and Tobago • Helgoland • Malta

  9. The Second Treaty of Paris November 1815 • France reduced to the borders of 1790 • French had to pay 700 million francs to the allies • Allied military occupation of 17 French forts for 5 years

  10. THE HOLY ALLIANCE • RUSSIA • PRUSSIA • AUSTRIA

  11. Quadruple Alliance • GREAT BRITAIN • RUSSIA • AUSTRIA • PRUSSIA

  12. The Concert of Europe • Goal was to maintain Balance of Power • The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle • The Congresses of Troppau and Laibach • The Congress of Verona • Opposition to Monroe Doctrine

More Related