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What was the result of congress of vienna?

April 26, 2017Arts Congress History Humanities Vienna

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What was the result of congress of vienna?

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The Congress of Vienna in 1814-15 was an attempt to turn back the clock. After Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo, the Congress met to decide how Europe would be ruled after the defeat of the French emperor. The Congress restored many European kings and princes forced from power by Napoleon or by forces associated with the earlier French Revolution (1789-1799). The monarchy was restored to France in the person of Louis XVIII. The victorious allies (England, Austria, Prussia & Russia) kept territories they had won. England retained a number of colonies it had seized during the war. Russia, Prussia and Austria regained control of Poland. Russia also kept Finland. The Congress also formed the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which was made up of Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. This was to make it harder for France to make further conquests. Prussia was able to annex other German territory that bordered France. The best results of the Congress of Vienna was that it created a balance of power in