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06.THE RESTORATION OF ABSOLUTISM
THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA
Afeter Napoleons defeat
victorious countries met at the Congress of Vienna
OBJETIVES
To create and alliance, Holy Alliance
formed by
European absolute monarchies
Russia
Austria
France
Great Britain didn't join
To restore absolutism, Legistimism
kings were the only ones with legitimacy to govern
To restore the boundaries on the map of Europe
THE NEW MAP OF EUROPE
Congress of Vienna agreed to maintain a territorial balance between great powers
New kingdoms were created to control France' expansion
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia
Italian territory remained divided
France pre-revolution borders were restored
Norway was ceded to Sweden
Holy Empire was replaced by the German Confederation
little real power
made up of states
Eastern Europe was divided between Austria, Russia and Prussia
Partition of Poland
THE LIMITS OF RESTORATION
The bourgeoisie in Europe’s cities became aware of their political marginalisation
Napoleon’s successes throughout Europe helped spread liberal ideals
The powers that defeated Napoleon tried to restore the situation
The powers that defeated Napoleon tried to restore the situation
After a few years, this was shown to be an illusion
France’s revolutionary experience represented a point of no return
Napoleon’s occupation of large territories awakened the national identity of people
Napoleon’s Civil Code survived in addition, Louis XVIII adopted the French Charter in 1814
This law ensured that the monarch voluntarily limited his powers
