Question

Explain the Treaty of Vienna of 1815.

Answer 1

• The Treaty of Vienna of 1815 was the formal agreement of the allied powers – Austria, Great Britain, Prussia and Russia to draw up a settlement for Europe.
• The main goal of this treaty was to undo all the changes that were brought about in Europe during the reign of Napoleon wars.
• The Bourbon dynasty, which had been deposed during the French Revolution, was restored to power, and France lost the territories it had annexed under Napoleon.
• A series of states were set up on the boundaries of France to prevent French expansion in future.
• Thus the kingdom of the Netherlands, which included Belgium, was set up in the north and Genoa was added to Piedmont in the south.
• Prussia was given important new territories on its western frontiers, while Austria was given control of northern Italy.
• But the German confederation of 39 states that had been set up by Napoleon was left untouched.
• In the east, Russia was given part of Poland while Prussia was given a portion of Saxony.
• The main intention was to restore the monarchies that had been overthrown by Napoleon, and create a new conservative order in Europe.