Congress of Vienna
September 18, 1814 – June 9, 1815 · Vienna
Conference of European states that redrew the map of Europe after Napoleon's defeat and set up a balance of power that lasted for decades.
Key people
Alexander I of Russia
Emperor of Russia, Gained most of Poland for Russia
Klemens von Metternich
Foreign Minister of Austria, Chaired the congress
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Foreign Minister of France, Won France a place among the great powers
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, Led the British delegation
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
host; presided through his chancellor Metternich
Karl August von Hardenberg
participant, led the Prussian delegation
Wilhelm von Humboldt
participant, Prussian delegate
Karl Nesselrode
participant, Russian delegate
Friedrich von Gentz
participant, secretary of the congress
Ercole Consalvi
participant, papal delegate
Participants
Before and after
- Followed from
- Napoleonic Wars May 18, 1803 – November 20, 1815
