6.08c- Metternich
May 15, 2017•33 min•Season 6Ep. 10
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Summary
This episode explores the career of Austrian Foreign Minister Klemens von Metternich, the great architect of the conservative order in Europe after Napoleon's fall. It details his early life, rise to power, and his efforts at the Congress of Vienna to suppress revolution and maintain a balance of power among the great European states. The episode also covers the challenges Metternich's system faced from liberalism and nationalism in the post-Napoleonic era.Episode description
After the fall of Napoleon, Austrian Foreign Minister Metternich attempted to orchestrate a new conservative order in Europe.
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