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Watercolor etching by August Friedrich Andreas Campe showing diplomats and military officers in ornate uniforms gathered around a large table with maps at the Congress of Vienna. Historical map of Europe in 1812 showing French territory in yellow, French dependencies in light green, and Napoleon's allies in teal, with independent states in beige. France and its controlled lands extend across western and central Europe, while allied and independent states surround them, including the Kingdom of Prussia, Austrian Empire, Kingdom of Spain, and the Russian Empire. Major cities and country names are labeled throughout the continent. Map of Europe in 1815 showing national boundaries established after the Congress of Vienna. The map highlights major kingdoms, empires, and states of the period, including the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of France, Austrian Empire, Russian Empire, Kingdom of Prussia, and Ottoman Empire. The boundary of the German Confederation is outlined in red, encompassing regions such as Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, and others in central Europe.
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Watercolor etching by August Friedrich Andreas Campe showing diplomats and military officers in ornate uniforms gathered around a large table with maps at the Congress of Vienna.
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Watercolor etching by August Friedrich Andreas Campe showing diplomats and military officers in ornate uniforms gathered around a large table with maps at the Congress of Vienna.
August Friedrich Andreas Campe: Congress of Vienna The Congress of Vienna, watercolor etching by August Friedrich Andreas Campe; in the collection of the State Borodino War and History Museum, Moscow.

Congress of Vienna

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Congress of Vienna, assembly in 1814–15 that reorganized Europe after the Napoleonic Wars. It began in September 1814, five months after Napoleon I’s first abdication and completed its “Final Act” in June 1815, shortly before the Waterloo campaign and the final defeat of Napoleon. The settlement was the most-comprehensive treaty that Europe had ever seen. Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain, the four powers that were chiefly instrumental in the overthrow of Napoleon, had concluded...

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