The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Redrew Its Map After Napoleon

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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Redrew Its Map After Napoleon

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After Napoleon's final defeat, the crowned heads of Europe gathered in Vienna for eight months of parties, plotting, and diplomacy. This episode follows the Congress of Vienna through the eyes of its key players: the suave Austrian host Klemens von Metternich, the wily French diplomat Talleyrand who talked his way back to the table, the Russian Tsar Alexander I, and the British Lord Castlereagh. We explore how they reshaped borders, restored monarchies, and created a balance of power that would keep Europe mostly at peace for a century. But at what cost? The Congress suppressed nationalist movements and redrew boundaries without consulting the people who lived there — sowing seeds for future conflicts. From the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the German Confederation, from the Congress Kingdom of Poland to the Holy Alliance, we unpack the deals, the dances, and the deliberate forgetting of ordinary voices. #CongressOfVienna #Metternich #Talleyrand #TsarAlexanderI #Castlereagh #BalanceOfPower #Restoration #HolyAlliance #GermanConfederation #CongressKingdomOfPoland #Vienna1815 #NapoleonicWars #Diplomacy #Reaction #Nationalism #History #FexingoHistory #Napoleon Fexingo founder and producer: Ibnul Jaif Farabi Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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