What was the Congress of Vienna?
Q: What was the Congress of Vienna?
A: The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of the major powers of Europe that was held in Vienna from November 1, 1814, to June 8, 1815.
Q: Who was the chairman of the Congress of Vienna?
A: The chairman of the Congress of Vienna was the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich.
Q: What was the purpose of the Congress of Vienna?
A: The purpose of the Congress of Vienna was to decide about the political situation in Europe after the defeat of Napoleon.
Q: Was there only one Congress of Vienna?
A: No, there were discussions in informal sessions among the Great Powers. There was never one "Congress of Vienna".
Q: What was the Congress concerned with?
A: The Congress was concerned with determining the entire shape of Europe after the Napoleonic wars, with the exception of the terms of peace with France.
Q: When were the terms of peace with France decided?
A: The terms of peace with France had already been decided by the Treaty of Paris, signed a few months earlier, on May 30, 1814.
Q: Did the victorious powers hope to include the French in the negotiations?
A: No, the four victorious powers (the Concert of Europe) hoped to exclude the French from participation in the negotiations. However, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord managed to get into "her inner councils" in the first weeks of negotiations.
