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Klemens von Metternich
Klemens von Metternich, black and white chalk drawing by Anton Graff, c. 1803–05; in the Dresden State Art Collections, Dresden, Germany.
While serving as the Austrian minister in Berlin after 1803, Klemens von Metternich gained a profound insight into the internal brittleness of the Prussian state. Based on his observations during this period, he accurately predicted the country's speedy ruin.1