The Poshest Congress of Them All

A meeting of the Congress

During the late days of 1815, the Napoleonic wars were just coming to an end. Napoleon was finally defeated and the kings that he overthrew had reclaimed their kingdoms that they lost. In attempt to stop any more challengers to their power, the kings congressed in Vienna to discuss what they would do to stop a rebellion form brewing up. This was, the famous Congress of Vienna. Recently in class, we have been studying post-Napoleonic Europe, and how people like Klemens von Metternich, Frederick William III, and Alexander I, dealt with the shifting of power in Europe in the early 1800 th century. To let us understand the Congress of Vienna, we were given the  main dilemmas that the Congress of Vienna had Dealt with. We had to decide, which option, that the Congress would have most likely picked.

One major creation of the congress was the Holy Alliance. The Holy alliance was introduced behest the ruler of Russia, Tsar Alexander I; it was the idea that the kingship was a divine right, and the current kings were chosen by god to be kings. In theory, any
one who challenges the king, would also be challenging the god's authority, and be a heretic. Personally, I

Extent of Holy Alliance

find this idea really stupid, because if you go by that logic, wouldn't the kings also be heretics if they tried to stop people who god decided to give the idea of rebellion? Paradoxes aside, the Holy Alliance was supported by only three for the four major powers of Europe. Only Britain excluded themselves from the alliance because they were hipsters, and Anglican Protestant.

I personally think the Congress of Vienna was a Huge success. Even though the peasants lost some of the privileges, it was really for the best, the higher classes are the ones who really need the power. The liberal ideas wouldn't have helped Europe at all, after all they came from the man efficiently managed a empire four times the size of Britain. The conservative ideas were far more efficient, after all we survived the Dark Ages without a hitch. The people should've been happy that they weren't under the rule of a government in which a serf could climb the social ladder.The Congress of Vienna was a brilliant, masterfully crafted moment in history, and should be seen as the format for all future congression of super powers ;D.  

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