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  Klemens Wenzel von Metternich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metternich was born in Coblenz into minor Westphalian nobility, and one of his earliest diplomatic coups was to marry the granddaughter of the powerful and wealthy Austrian chancellor Count Wenzel von Kaunitz in 1795.
Metternich was one of the principal negotiators at the Congress of Vienna.
Metternich then shocked the Prussians by signing an alliance with Castlereagh and Talleyrand, the French envoy, on January 3, 1815, to prevent Prussian annexation of Saxony, which was to be Prussia's compensation for giving up Polish land to Alexander.
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 Metternich: Success or Failure?
Metternich was unable to prevent the growth of the forces that weakened and ultimately destroyed the Habsburg Empire.
Undoubtedly, Metternich lost some of his mastery of European affairs in the last decade at the foreign ministry and he was unable to prevent revolutions occurring right across Europe in 1848, but we should not lose sight of the fact that he had given ‘The Old Order’ a new start.
Metternich System: a descriptive label for Metternich’s methods, implying that his use of congresses, alliances and informal consultation in conjunction with all the apparatus of the police state can be seen as one system, particularly given that all his methods seem to have one clear, ideological aim: the prevention of political change.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Prince von Metternich
Metternich found himself in the difficult position of representing Austria in the face of the overweening threats and ambitious plans of Napoleon at the height of his power.
Metternich, treated as a prisoner of state by Napoleon, was finally released in July in exchange for members of the French embassy.
On 4 August the Emperor Francis appointed Metternich as minister of state to confer with Napoleon, and on 8 October, minister of the imperial house and of foreign affairs.
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 Metternich, Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Fürst von on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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Metternich began his state career in 1797 as representative of the Westphalian college of counts at the Congress of Rastatt, and he became Austrian ambassador to Saxony (1801) and to Prussia (1803).
The middle course that Metternich pursued between France and Russia developed into a policy of armed mediation, and was supplanted by one of substituting Austrian for French supremacy in 1813.
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 Metternich & Napoleon diplomacy Congress of Vienna
She suited Metternich in that she was rich and accepted at the very heart of Viennese society, and was as prepared as Metternich himself was for their future together in an "open" marriage.
Metternich was released after several weeks in exchange for the detained Frenchmen.
Metternich believed that the observation of the precepts of Religious and Social Morality to be a primary necessity to governing in line with natural laws.
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 Metternich, Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Furst von. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Although Metternich wished French domination checked, he had no desire to see the country crushed, for he did not want Prussia and Russia too greatly strengthened and the balance of power upset.
His name became anathema to liberals, and the revolutions of 1848 (which forced him to seek refuge in England) were in part directed at his repressive system.
Metternich’s memoirs were published posthumously (1880–84), as was his correspondence (1899).
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 Klemens Wenzel von Metternich biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Metternich's attempts to form a united front with Castlereagh and Hardenberg, the Prussian chancellor, to oppose Alexander's plans for a constitutional Kingdom of Poland under his own rule, came to nothing due to Prussia's unwillingness to stand up to Alexander.
Metternich and his third wife had to flee the country, although they returned three years later, and Metternich, although never resuming office, became a close personal advisor to Emperor Franz Joseph.
Considered an unreliable liar and an amatory dilettante by many of his contemporaries, Metternich has earned the admiration of succeeding generations for his deft management of foreign policy, although his reactionary domestic policies still remain controversial.
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Metternich, Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, FUrst von, Austria And Hungary, History, Biographies
Metternich, Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, FUrst von[klA´mens ven´tsul nA´pOmook lO´tAr fUrst fun met´urnikh] Pronunciation Key, 1773–1859, Austrian statesman and arbiter of post-Napoleonic Europe, b.
Although his role in Austrian affairs was weakened by rivalry with the liberal minister Franz Kolowrat, the period 1815–48 has been called the Age of Metternich, for during this time he was the chief arbiter of Europe.
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 Restoring Peace /Metternich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Metternich supported the establishment of strong nations on the borders of France.
Metternich supported the claim of Louis XVIII to the French throne in 1814.
Metternich encouraged the German states to issue the Carlsbad Decrees in 1819.
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 Metternich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Born in Coblenz, Germany, Metternich studied at Strasburg and Mainz and became Austrian foreign minister in 1809.
Prince von Metternich took a prominent part in the Congress of Vienna and dominated European politics from 1814 to 1848.
To safeguard the balance of power Metternich formed a 'Holy Alliance' between the monarchies of Austria, Russia, Prussia and France.
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 Metternich Surname Origin & Last Name Meaning with Genealogy & Family History Resources by Ancestor Search
The origin of the Metternich surname may give hints about one line of your family history from many hundreds of years ago, such as where your family lived, what they did, or how they looked.
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Search for your Metternich ancestor's passenger list or naturalization records and learn the country of immigration and immigrant ship name as well as immigrant details such as physical description, age, and occupation.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Metternich
Metternich, Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, von (1773-1859), Austrian statesman and diplomat, who was the dominant figure in European politics...
The Italian resistance to Austrian domination, characterized by a growing movement for national unity and independence, has been termed the...
Metternich and Talleyrand held forth in their usual way, while I sensed as never before the futility of human endeavor, the failings of men who...
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 Napoleon Series Reviews: Metternich: the Autobiography
Metternich was appointed foreign minister after the Austrian defeat at Wagram.
Metternich's confidence in his own genius was no less than Napoleon's.
I came off the best..."  One critic complained, "At last [Metternich] persuaded himself, as we all willingly do, that his dispositions and capacities were the result of reflection and will." Metternich egotism did not end with his self-indulgence.  He pitied himself as a victim of his times, having to live in a period of transition.
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 Metternich, Klemens, Furst von --  Encyclopædia Britannica
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The allies cleverly announced that they were fighting not against the French people but against Napoleon alone, since in November 1813 he had rejected the terms offered by the Austrian foreign minister Klemens, Fürst (prince) von Metternich, which would have preserved the natural frontiers of France.
But this Austrian statesman and minister of foreign affairs did the public a great service: his leadership at the Congress of Vienna resulted in a balance of power that kept Europe at peace for nearly 100 years.
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 Metternich on Modena, 1831
Metternich to Apponyi in Paris, Vienna, February 15, 1831.
Metternich to Apponyi in Paris, Vienna, February 19, 1831.
According to their accounts, there existed a Bonapartist conspiracy, the plan of which was fully matured, to lend the Duke of Reichstadt in triumph to Paris, as soon as Prince Metternich could be induced to allow Napoleon's son to ' escape ' from Vienna.
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 Metternich on Making Peace, 1814
The Emperor accustomed himself to look on M. de Metternich only as a permanent obstacle to his designs, as a man occupied without intermission in opposing and thwarting him; at last, as a sworn enemy.
Thus, although bitterness was already in every heart, the outward appearance of friendliness was preserved, and, instead of retracting altogether, Prussia was allowed to understand that there would be no objection to a part of Saxony being given up to her.
Lord Castlereagh, every time it was presented to him, seemed to be walking on hot coals; he would not declare for or against, fearing to commit himself in either case; and he departed from Vienna without ever giving a decided opinion on the subject.
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 Metternich
important, is undoubtedly that which is commonly known as the "Metternich Stele, it was found in the year 1828 during the building ofAlexandria, and was presented by Muhammad "Ali Pasha to Prince Metternich.
I have received your letter of June 9, and assure you that I shall have the greatest pleasure in recommending Prince Metternich the request you intend to make to the Emperor for the restitution of your pension.
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Metternich, Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Fürst von, 1773–1859, Austrian statesman and arbiter of post-Napoleonic Europe, b.
Until 1813 he pursued a policy of acquiescence to French supremacy, but he constantly sought to strengthen the diplomatic and military position of Austria in order to make future resistance possible and to disrupt the alliance between Napoleon and Czar Alexander I. He was successful in securing the marriage of Archduchess
Using skillful diplomacy as the leader of conservatism in Europe, Metternich was the guiding spirit of the international congresses at Vienna (1814–15; see
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 Modern History Sourcebook: Metternich: Political Confession 1820
Prince Klemens von Metternich (1773-1859) was the leading figure in European government up until 1848.
As political master of the Austrian Empire, he was the architect of an alliance system among the European powers after Napoleon's defeat - a system which tried to undo the damage to traditional dynastic politics wroght by the French revolution.
Prince Richard Metternich (New York: Howard Fertig, 1970; photoreprint of a Scribner and Sons 1881 edition), Vol.
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 Vienna: Austrotel Furst Metternich-a SNR Hotel - Traveler Reviews - Not so charming - TripAdvisor
We stayed at Furst Metternich Hotel in August 04, for 2 nights.
I have fond memories of my stay at the Hotel Furst Metternich and believe that it was an excellent value, especially when you factor in the breakfast provided daily.
The hotel is about 50 metres off Mariahilfer Strasse and the nearest U-bahn station is on this corner, giving access to the Hofburg, Stephansplatz and other attractions in the Innere Stadt within 5 to 10 minutes.
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Fürst Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich (May 15, 1773 - June 11, 1858) (sometimes rendered in English as Prince Clemens Metternich) was an Austrian politician and statesman and perhaps the most important diplomat of his era.
Considered an unreliable liar and an amatory dilettante by many of his contemporaries, Metternich has earned the admiration of succeeding generations for his deft management of foreign policy, although his reactionary domestic policies remain controversial.
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 THE AGE OF METTERNICH (1815-1848)
-SHE ALSO HAD METTERNICH, THE MOST DOMINANT STATESMAN OF THE ERA.
THE CATHOLIC BELGIANS RESENTED THE FACT THAT THE PROTESTANT DUTCH WERE TRYING TO IMPOSE ON THEM THEIR LANGUAGE, LAWS, AND RELIGION.
BECAUSE METTERNICH WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH ITALY AND RUSSIA WITH POLAND, THE CONCERT OF EUROPE DID NOT HELP THE DUTCH, AND BELGIUM WON HER FREEDOM WITH THE INSISTENCE OF BRITAIN.
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