What role did Wellington have at the Congress of Vienna?

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington, oil on canvas by Sir Thomas Lawrence.

In February 1815, the Duke of Wellington arrived at the Congress of Vienna to replace Viscount Castlereagh, the British foreign secretary, who had to return to his parliamentary duties.12

Wellington’s tenure at the congress was brief, as the proceedings were interrupted when Napoleon escaped from Elba and landed in France in March 1815, initiating the Hundred Days. Following Wellington's departure to command forces against Napoleon, Lord Clancarty served as the principal British representative at the congress.132