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06 THE RESTORATION OF ABSOLUTISM
1 THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA
many participants:
Russia
Austria
Prussia
Great Britain
main objectives:
restore the boundaries on the map of Europe
to restore absolutism under a new name: legitimism
create an alliance, called the Holy Alliance
lasted until 1815 and the meetings were not interrupted during the brief restoration of the Napoleonic Empire.
After Napoleon’s defeat in 1814, the victorious countries met at the Congress of Vienna
2 THE NEW MAP OF EUROPE
These decisions had important consequences on European politics in the 19th century.
Norway was ceded to Sweden
France’s pre-Revolution borders were restored
Holy Empire was replaced by the German Confederation
rest of the Italian territory remained divided
Eastern Europe was divided and this led to the partition of Poland.
Two new kingdoms were created to control France’s expansion to the east
Congress of Vienna agreed to maintain a territorial balance
3 THE LIMITS OF RESTORATION
Napoleon’s occupation of large territories awakened national identity of people living in empires and composite monarchies
Louis XVIII adopted the French Charter in 1814
France’s revolutionary experience represented a point of no return
most important thing for the architects of the Restoration was maintaining order and keeping their thrones.
the powers that defeated Napoleon tried to restore the situation to how it was before the French Revolution
