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THE RESTORATION OF ABSOLUTISM
CONGRESS OF VIENNA
After Napoleon's defeat in 1814
Countries met at Congress of Vienna
Meetings lasted until 1815
Participants
Prussia, Russia & Austria
Great Britain
Objectives proposed
To restore absolutism
New name ->
legitimism
Kings only had legitimacy to govern
Old dynasties restored
France
Bourbon monarchy reinstarted
Under Louis XVI's brother
Created an alliance
Called
Holy Alliance
Formed by
Absolute monarchies
Prussia, Austria & Russia
France joined later
Great Britain did not join
Restore boundaries on Europe's map
It had changed during Napoleonic era
NEW MAP OF EUROPE
Congress of Vienna
Maintain a
territorial balance
Redrew the borders as before
Desitions had consequences in politics
Changes
Two new kindoms
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Formed by United Provinces & Catholic Netherlands
Ceded by Austria
Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia
Northwest Italy
Addition of Nice & Savoy
Italian territory
remained divided
Austria took
Lombardy, Venice & Balkan regions
France's
Pre-Revolution borders restored
Savoy & Nice were lost
Norway was ceded to
Sweden
To punish Denmark
For supporting Napoleon
Holy Empire replaced
By
German Confederation
Little real power made of several states
40 kindoms, principalities & territories
Eastern Europe
Divided between Prussia, Russia & Austria
Let to
partition of Poland
LIMITS OF RESTORATION
Congress of Vienna
Tried to restore the situation as before
France’s revolutionary experience
Represented no return
Napoleon's successes
Helped spread liberal ideas
Awakened national identity
People living in empires & composite monarchies
Bourgeoisie
Became aware of political marginalisation
And of potential strengh
Louis XVIII adopted French Charter
Monarch voluntarily limited his powers
Guaranteed equality before the law
Private property
Religious tolerance
