Metternich

Description:

This book is a biography of Clemens Prince of Metternich-Winneburg und Beilstein, who was imperial courtier, ambassador and Chancellor of the State from the time of Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation through the French Revolution, the Napoleonic wars, the Congress of Vienna, the nationalist emergence until the middle of the 19th century. It is expressly a critical answer of the character studies drawn in previous works and incorporates a whole body of previously disregarded original sources.

subjects: Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation,  French Revolution,  Austrian Empire,  Napoleonic Wars,  Vormaerz,  Revolution of 1848,  Carlsbad resolutions,  Congress of Vienna,  Statesmen,  Biography,  Diplomats,  History,  Politics and government

People: Metternich,  Emperor Franz II,  Emperor Franz-Josef,  Emperor Joseph II.,  Napoleon Bonaparte,  Talleyrand,  Castlereagh,  King Charles X.,  King George III.

Places: Vienna,  Carlsbad,  Mainz,  Frankfurt am Main,  Paris,  London,  Oxford,  Leipzig,  Waterloo

Times: 1769-1855