The old order was based on the balance of power between two opposing military alliances: France and Austria. The idea behind the Congress of Vienna was not just to settle the consequences of the Napoleonic Wars but, in a broader sense, to create a new political system in Europe that would differ from the previous world order established in 1713 by the Peace of Utrecht. Prince Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich by Friedrich Johann Gottlieb Lieder, 1822, via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York More fundamentally, conservative thinkers like von Metternich also aimed to suppress or eliminate republicanism, liberalism, and revolutionary movements that, according to his views, had disrupted and posed a threat to the constitutional order of Europe. Restoring old boundaries was not the only goal of achieving world order. To achieve these goals, the Congress of Vienna aimed to downsize the major powers so that they would balance each other and maintain peace while also acting as guardians for the smaller powers.
The Congress’s goal was to find a long-term solution to the European order after the Napoleonic conquests, to restore the territorial order, and to establish a system that could avoid potential and existing conflicts with diplomatic means. The treaty was finalized on June 9, 1815. Representatives from more than 200 European countries, cities, and provinces attended the Congress, chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens von Metternich. The Congress of Vienna began in September 1814. To address the challenges of the new world order, the European Great Powers (Russia, Great Britain, Austria, and Prussia) initiated a peace conference and invited the representatives of other European states to participate in it.
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A series of major conflicts between the French Empire, its allies, and the rest of the European powers changed the balance of power in Europe. The Congress of Vienna: Establishing the Concert of Europe La Balance Politique, 1815, via Gallica, Bibliothèque Nationale de France
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