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6.The Restoration of Absolutism
The Congress of Vienna
After Napoleon’s defeat in 1814, the victorious countries met at the Congress of Vienna
The meetings were not interrupted during the brief restoration of the Napoleonic Empire.
The powers that led and conditioned the Congress were...
Great Britain, a parliamentary monarchy
The great absolute monarchies of Prussia, Russia and Austria
1 representative from France
Three main objectives were proposed:
To create an alliance, called the Holy Alliance
Prussia, Russia and Austria. France joined later
To restore the boundaries on the map of Europe
To restore absolutism under a new name: legitimism
The New Map of Europe
The Congress of Vienna agreed to maintain a territorial balance between the great powers
They considered the rights of the ruling dynasties and the interests of the great powers
These decisions had important consequences on European politics in the 19th century
France’s pre-Revolution borders were restored, but Savoy and Nice were lost
The Holy Empire was replaced by the German Confederation, which had little real power
The rest of the Italian territory remained divided
Two new kingdoms were created to control France’s expansion to the east
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia
Eastern Europe was divided between Austria, Russia and Prussia. This led to the partition of Poland
Norway was ceded to Sweden to punish Denmark for its support of Napoleon
The Limits of Restoration
The powers that defeated Napoleon tried to restore the situation
but...
France’s revolutionary experience represented a point of no return
Napoleon’s successes throughout Europe helped spread liberal ideals
Napoleon's civil code survived
Louis XVIII adopted the French Charter
