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Congress of Vienna: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date September 1814 - June 9, 1815
Location Austria • Vienna
Participants Austria • France • Portugal • Prussia • Russia • Spain • Sweden • United Kingdom

Did You Know?

  • The Congress of Vienna discussed ending the European slave trade, protecting the rights of German Jews, and free European river navigation.
  • So many representatives showed up along with their entourages that Viennas population increased by more than a third.
  • The meeting popularized the waltz and the French pastry that is today called "Wiener Kongresstorte" in Vienna.

Photos

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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Austrian statesman
Alexander I
Alexander I
emperor of Russia
Talleyrand
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent
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Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
Irish statesman
Karl August, Fürst von Hardenberg
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Ercole Consalvi
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Hans Christoph, baron von Gagern
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Hans Reinhard
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Emmerich Joseph von Dalberg, duke de Dalberg
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Nenadović, Matija
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