Vienna Congress
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The Congress of Vienna: 1814-1815 Nov. 22, 2010 Napoleonic Empire: 1813 Took west of the Austrian and Ottoman Empires (not Portugal or GB) The Defeat of Napoleon Napoleon initially defeated at the Battle of Nations in 1813 European nations unsure how to proceed Who would negotiate with Napoleon? Led to the Frankfurt Proposals Frankfurt Proposals Following the defeat at Leipzig, Metternich offers the proposals Napoleon would remain French emperor France would retain its natural ?Rhine? frontier Napoleon rejects the proposals 3 weeks later, Napoleon defeated by Quadruple Alliance Quadruple Alliance Russia, Prussia, Austria, England Agreed to work together to stop any war or threat to the balance of power Would meet in Congress to discuss
