Mention the important decision taken in vienna congress .
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Keeping in view the principles devised at the Vienna Congress and the secret treaties that had been concluded among the allies, the following important decisions were taken in the Congress:
France :
According to the principle of legitimacy, the House of Bourbon was re-established in France. Count de Provence, the brother of Louis XVI, was enthroned in France.
Holland and Belgium:
The House of Orange was re-establishing Holland according to the doctrine of legitimacy. The province of Belgium was annexed to Holland. Previously, this province was under possession of Austria.
Russia :
Russia gained much from the Vienna Congress, retained the provinces of Finland and Bessarabia. These provinces were conquered from Sweden and Turkey respectively. In addition to above, the Grand Duchy of Warsaw was also given to Russia.
Austria. According to the doctrine of the balance of power, the province of Belgium which was under the possession of Austria, was annexed to Holland. Austria was compensated by giving to it Lombardy and Venetia, the provinces of Northern Italy. In addition to this, provinces of Tyrol, Galicia and Illyria were also given to Austria. Consequently, she acquired a prominent place in central Europe.
England :
The expansion of the colonial empire was the main and foremost interest of England. The representatives of England, therefore, paid much attention to getting such provinces as were of colonial importance.
Italy:
The disposition of Italy was also a question of great importance that was decided at Vienna. Italy had been divided into several small states, namely, Naples, Rome, Lombardy, Venetia, Parma, Modena, Tuscany, Sicily, Sardinia, and Piedmont.
Others:
Besides the political changes, the Congress of Vienna also passed some other important resolutions. They were as under:
(i) The delegates of the Congress framed an international constitution. Prior to this, there were many differences among the European countries in respect of the proceedings of international conferences, the order of precedence of delegates, their rights, uniforms etc.
But this constitution established some international traditions which gave a so base for the international friendship and cooperation. According to this constitution, all the seas were declared o for trade.
(ii) The members of the Congress expressed themselves against slave system. They declared this system as unjust, immoral against human dignity.
A resolution was passed against it and it was hoped that each country of Europe would make sin attempts towards the abolition of the slave system.
Answer:
1. This treaty took Place in 1815 at Vienna, Austria.
2. In this treaty the representatives of European Powers-Russia, Britain, Prussia andAustria were met.
3. The meeting was hosted by the Austrian Chancellor Duke Metternich.
4. The objective of Vienna Congress was to undoing most of the changes that had come about in the Europe during the Napoleonic War.