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    Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Furst von Metternich

    Birth: 5-15-1773

    Death: 6-11-1859

    Alternate Surname: von Metternich-Winneburg-Beilstein

    Nickname: Prince Metternich

Biography

Metternich was born in 1773. In 1801 he began working as a foreign ambassador for Austria, serving as the foreign minister to France. After France's loss in the Napoleonic Wars, Metternich helped create the quadruple alliance of great powers, between Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain. Metternich was an enemy of liberalism and nationalism. In 1820, he helped suppress nationalist uprisings in Italy and in the 1820s he also suppressed nationalist and liberal uprisings in Germany. In 1830, he suppressed uprisings in Germany and Italy, and wanted to invade France to "defeat the insurrectionists." But, the Austrian empire did not have the power to launch an assault on France. During the 1848 revolutions, support for Metternich waned, and, under public and imperial pressure, Metternich resigned.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, October 24, 1859

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Biography: 
Metternich was born in 1773. In 1801 he began working as a foreign ambassador for Austria, serving as the foreign minister to France. After France's loss in the Napoleonic Wars, Metternich helped create the quadruple alliance of great powers, between Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain. Metternich was an enemy of liberalism and nationalism. In 1820, he helped suppress nationalist uprisings in Italy and in the 1820s he also suppressed nationalist and liberal uprisings in Germany. In 1830, he suppressed uprisings in Germany and Italy, and wanted to invade France to "defeat the insurrectionists." But, the Austrian empire did not have the power to launch an assault on France. During the 1848 revolutions, support for Metternich waned, and, under public and imperial pressure, Metternich resigned.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Encyclopedia of Nationalism, Two-Volume Set
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Alexander J. Motyl
Publisher Name: 
Elsevier Science
Year: 
2000
Start Page: 
336
End Page: 
336
ISBN: 
9780080545240, 0080545246
Citation Notes: 
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Encyclopedia_of_Nationalism_Two_Volume_S/pvHRNNk9hHEC?hl=en&gbpv=0
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Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Metternich: Strategist and Visionary
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Wolfram Siemann
Publisher Location: 
Boston
Publisher Name: 
Harvard University Press
Year: 
2019
Citation Notes: 
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Metternich/0JKyDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=metternich+1773+may+15&pg=PT51&printsec=frontcover
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Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Klemens_von_Metternich
Title of Webpage: 
New World Encyclopedia
Website Viewing Date: 
Monday, June 15, 2020 - 14:00
Website Last Modified Date: 
Monday, June 15, 2020 - 14:00
Citation Notes: 
See also Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199471391#source Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 June 2020), memorial page for Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich (15 May 1773–11 Jun 1859), Find a Grave Memorial no. 199471391, citing Hřbitov Plasy, Plasy, Okres Plzeň-sever, Plzeňský (Plzen), Czech Republic ; Maintained by K. C. Mellem (contributor 47424941) .