Congress of Vienna cards Flashcards
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Austria (territory acquired)
(Italy) Venice, northern Italy, Lombardy
England (territory acquired)
(Islands) Trinidad, Malta, colonies in Africa (colonies)
Russia (territory acquired)
The coast of Black Sea, Poland, Finland
Prussia (territory acquired)
(Germany) gained small German states in west, 40% of Saxony, Territory on the Rhine(near boarder of France)
Leaders of Austria
Foreign minister: Prince Klemens Von Metternich
Emperor: Francis I
Leaders of England
Foreign secretary: Lord Castlereagh
Duke of Wellington
Leaders of Prussia
Chief minister: Karl Von Hardenberg
King: Frederick William III
Leader of Russia
Czar Alexander I
Leader of French
Foreign minister: Talleyrand
What were the main principles of settlement?
Legitimacy, Compensations, Balance of Power, Containment
Legitimacy
Restoring monarchy and returning to power the ruling families.
Compensation
Territorially rewarding the states who made considerable sacrifices to defeat Napoleon.
Balance of Power
Arranging the map of Europe so that never again could one state upset order and cause war.
Containment
Surround France to make sure it will never be a threat.
Ex. Prussia and United Netherlands
Quadruple Aliiance
Russia, Prussia, England, Austria joined to stop any threat to peace and balance power. Stop revolutions