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THE RESTORATION OF ABSOLUTISM - Coggle Diagram
THE RESTORATION OF ABSOLUTISM
The Congress of Vienna
Victorious countries met at the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815)
Meetings weren't interrupted during the brief restoration of Napoleonic empire
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Russia
Austria
Prussia
Great Britain
France
3 main objectives
To create and alliance, called the Holy Alliance
The restore on the boundaries on the map of Europe
To restore absolutism as legitimism
The new map of Europe
The Congress of Vienna agreed to mantain territorial balance between great powers.
Consequences on European politics
France' pre revolution borders were restored
Los Savoy and Nice
Norway was ceded to Sweden to punish Denmark for its support to Napoleon
The rest of Italian territory remained divided
Austria seized
Venice
Balkan regions
Lombardy
The Holy Empire was replaced by the German Confederation
Really little power
Made up from several states
Some formers of the Holy Empire became part of Austria and Prussia
This were true sovereign powers in the Confederation
With up to 40 kingdoms, principalities and territories as independent states
2 new kingdoms
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia
Eastern Europe was divided between Austria, Russia and Prussia
This led to the partition of Poland
The limits of Restoration
Powers that defended Napoelon tried to restore the situation
France's revolutionary experience shoed a point of no return
Napoleon's succes throughout Europe helped spread liberals ideas
Napoleon's occupation of large territories awakened the national identiy
Burgueoise in Europe became aware of their political marginalisation under the Old Regime
Situation in France
Napoleon's Civil Code survived
Louis XVIII adopted the French Charter in 1814
This law ensured that the monarch volutarily limited his power
Guaranteed equality before the law
Private property
And religious tolerance
The most important thing for architect in the Restoration
Mantaining order
Keeping their thrones
