Main desicions of congress of vienna
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The Congress of Vienna. The Congress of Vienna was convened in 1815 by the four European powers which had defeated Napoleon. The first goal was to establish a new balance of power in Europe which would prevent imperialism within Europe, such as the Napoleonic empire, and maintain the peace between the great powers.
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In 1815, the representatives of the European powers - Britain, Russia,Prussia and Austria wanted to establish long-lasting peace and stability after they defeated Napolean. So they met at Vienna to draw up the settlement of Europe between them. The Vienna Congress was hosted by the Austrian Chancellor Duke Metternich.
Thus, they drew up the Treaty of Vienna of 1815 with the intentions of undoing most of the changes brought about during the Napoleonic wars and creating a new conservative order in Europe.
• The Bourbon dynasty was brought back to power and France lost the territories it had annexed under Napoleon.
• To prevent the French evasion, a series of states were set up on the boundaries of France.
• This lead to the setting up of kingdom of the Netherlands (inclusive of Belgium) in the north and the kingdom of Genoa (added to Piedmont) in the south.
• Prussia was given important new territories on its western frontiers, while Austria was given control of northern Italy.
• However, Napolean's German confederation of 39 states was left untouched.
• In the east, Russia was given part of Poland while Prussia was given a portion of Saxony.