The Congress of Vienna 1814-1815

by Chapman; Tim

• ISBN13: 9780415179935
• ISBN10: 0415179939
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-06-26
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The Congress of Viennaexplores the attempt by Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia to redraw Europe's new frontiers after almost twenty years of continuous fighting against the French. Tim Chapman traces the origins of this historic meeting and explains not only its collaboration but how it was subsequently unpicked in the century that followed. Offering a comprehensive introduction which provides a background to the negotiations, a summary of the agreements reached and assessment of the longer term consequences,The Congress of Viennatraces the survival and evolution of the Vienna settlement through many revolutions and explains it eventual demise with the emergence of modern Europe.

Table of Contents

List of figures, maps and tables	ix
War and revolution in Europe 1789-1814	1	(15)
Importance and scope of the Congress of Vienna	1	(1)
The French Revolution	2	(2)
The storming of the Bastille	4	(2)
The fall of the monarchy	6	(1)
Revolutionary France	7	(2)
Napoleonic France	9	(1)
The Napoleonic Wars at sea	10	(1)
The Napoleonic Wars on land	11	(2)
Napoleon's legacy	13	(3)
Aims of the great powers at the Congress of Vienna	16	(17)
The balance of power	16	(4)
Great Britain	20	(2)
Austria	22	(1)
Russia	23	(1)
Prussia	24	(1)
France	25	(1)
Pre-Vienna diplomacy	26	(5)
Conclusions	31	(2)
The territorial settlement	33	(27)
The first Treaty of Paris	33	(2)
Procedures and course of the Congress of Vienna	35	(5)
The social whirl of Vienna	40	(1)
The territorial settlement: zones	40	(3)
The territorial settlement: Russia	43	(1)
The territorial settlement: Austria	44	(5)
The territorial settlement: Prussia	49	(1)
The territorial settlement: Britain	50	(3)
The territorial settlement: France	53	(2)
Analysis of the territorial settlement	55	(2)
Reactions to the settlement	57	(3)
The congress system	60	(22)
Holy Alliance versus Quadruple Alliance	60	(3)
The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle 1818	63	(3)
The Congress of Troppau 1820	66	(1)
The revolutions of 1820-1	67	(2)
The Congress of Laibach 1821	69	(2)
The Greek revolt and the Eastern Question	71	(1)
The Congress of Verona 1822	72	(1)
The importance of the congresses	73	(4)
From Castlereagh to Canning	77	(2)
Spain and Greece	79	(1)
Conclusions	80	(2)
Breakdown of the settlement 1830--1914	82	(12)
Forces for change and continuity 1830--48	82	(1)
A changing balance in Europe 1848--56	83	(3)
The end of the Vienna settlement: Italy and Germany	86	(6)
Epilogue	92	(2)
Glossary	94	(4)
Glossary of Placenames	98	(1)
Further Reading	99	(1)
Biographies	100	(8)
Index	108