06 RESTORATION OF ABSOLUTISM
1 Congress of Vienna
2 New Map of Europe
3 Limits of restoration
1814 Napoleon's defeat
Victorious countries
Met at the Congress of Vienna
Until 1815, not inerrumped
Many participants
The ones that led and conditioned the Congress, absolutist monarchies
Prussia, Russia and Austria and Great Brital (but a parliament monarchy)
Main objectives
Create an alliance: Holy Alliance
Restore boundaries on the map of Europe
Restore absolutism: legitism
OLd dynasties restored in Europe
Formed by European absolute monarchies
Changed during Napoleonic era
Congress of Vienna agreed to maintain ''territotial balance''
Between great powers
Power that defeated Napoleon tried to restore the situation of before French Revolution
Illusion , new scenario marked by liberal ideas 1789
France's revolutionary experience represented a point of no return
Napoleon's successes in Europe
Congress of Vienna agreet to maintain ''territorial balance''
Considered interests of great powers
Italian territory divided
Ignored opinion of those that were affected
Two new kingdoms (Netherlands and Piedmont-Sardinia)
France's pre-Revolution borders were restore
Norway ceded to Sweden to punish Denmark (supported Napoleon)
Holy Empire replaced by German Confederation
Eastern Europe was divided between Austria, Russia, Prussia
Helped spread liberals ideal
Napoleon's occupation awakened the national identity of people
Over this period
The bourgeoisie in Europe's cities became aware
Of their political marginalisation
Louis XVIII adopted a French Charter 1814
