HIS241H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Holy Alliance, Karl Nesselrode, Equal Voice
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49, part i: france, germany and the habsburg lands. Meeting of political leaders of great powers: reps from rus (nesselrode / alexander i), gb (castlereigh), prus (wilhelm iii), All believe in the hierarchy, and hate individualism; all loved the balance of power, and afraid of france disrupting it. (alexander wanted more power) Legitimacy and restoration: return of the dynasties to all the countries from which they were removed by. Napoleon legitimate monarchies: restore the old order of the social system, including aristocratic privs, restore the power of the churches, restore the bourbons to france. France must be contained all fear its potentiality: quadruple alliance later quintuple, reintroduction of the balance of power betw 5 powers of euro. Gb and dutch republic: prussia is pushed to the french border to secure and contain france. French rev, prussia controlled most of polish territory. By pushing them further west, prussia gets validation as german state.
