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Born into the House of Metternich in 1773 as the son of a diplomat, Metternich received a good education at the universities of Strasbourg and Mainz. Metternich rose through key diplomatic posts, including ambassadorial roles in the Kingdom of Saxony, the Kingdom of Prussia, and especially Napoleonic France.
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Klemens von Metternich, or Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein, was an Austrian diplomat who was the Austrian Empire's foreign minister (1809–1848) and chancellor (1821–1848). He is remembered for his role in the Napoleonic Wars and for hosting the ‘Congress of Vienna’ in 1814–1815.
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Prince Klemens von Metternich (1773-1859), Austrian politician and diplomat, suppressed nationalistic and democratic trends in Central Europe but was also the architect of a diplomatic system which kept Europe at peace for a century.
Klemens, prince von Metternich, (born May 15, 1773, Coblenz, archbishopric of Trier—died June 11, 1859, Vienna, Austria), Austrian statesman. He served in the diplomatic service as Austrian minister in Saxony (1801–03), Berlin (1803–05), and Paris (1806–09).
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Metternich wanted to maintain stability both within states and between states. He believed that conserving traditional institutions was the best strategy to deliver this. He did not trust popular opinion, because this changed too easily, so he was reluctant to support strong democratic institutions. He thought that too much popular participation in...
Metternich married Countess Eleonore Kaunitz, the granddaughter of the powerful and wealthy Austrian chancellor, Count Wenzel von Kaunitz, in 1795. She died in 1825. In 1927, he married Baronness Antoinette Leykam. When she died in 1829, he married Countess Melanie Zichy-Ferraris in 1831. His third wife died in 1854. His son, Richard (whose mother ...
In 1848 a series of unsuccessful revolutions broke out in Austria. Many saw Metternich as the cause of repression in Austria and demanced his resignation as Chancellor. He resigned on March 13. Metternich and his third wife then fled to England, with help of the Rothschild Family. In this period, Metternich met young Otto von Bismarckwho later woul...
Metternich's conservative views regarding the nature of the state were a strong influence on the outcome of the Congress of Vienna. He believed that since people had become well acquainted with old institutions, national revolutions such as those in France and Greece were illegitimate. The Legitimacy Principle played a vital role in the re-installa...
Considered a brilliant man by his contemporaries, Metternich has earned the admiration of succeeding generations for his brilliant management of foreign policy. Henry Kissinger idolized Metternich, and studied him laboriously. He wrote his Ph.D. dissertation, which was later published in 1957, under the title, A World Restored: Metternich, Castlere...
Kissinger, H. A World Restored: Metternich, Castlereagh and the Problems of the Peace 1812-1822. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1999. ISBN 9780297643951Kraehe, Enno E. The Metternich Controversy. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. ISBN 9780030781001Milne, Andrew. Metternich. Totowa, N.J.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1975. ISBN 9780874715910Palmer, A. Metternich: Councillor of Europe. London: Phoenix Giant, 1997. ISBN 9781857998689All links retrieved April 20, 2018. 1. Castle Kynžvart (Königswart) in Western Bohemia- Metternich's residence with collections, now open to the public.
Prince Clemens von Metternich was a statesman who guided Austria's foreign policy for forty years, played a leading role in defeating Napoleon I, and made the Austrian Empire for a time the leading power in Europe and himself its foremost statesman.
Born into the House of Metternich in 1773 as the son of a diplomat, Metternich received a good education at the universities of Strasbourg and Mainz. Metternich rose through key diplomatic posts, including ambassadorial roles in the Kingdom of Saxony, the Kingdom of Prussia, and especially Napoleonic France.
