Treaty of Vienna-1815

Treaty of Vienna-1815--

• After the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte in  the battle of Waterloo in 1814 , the conservatives believed that established, the traditional institutes of state and society- like the Monarchy ,the Church,the Social Hierarchy,property and family should be preserved.Most conservatives however wanted to restore Monarchy a modern army and efficient bureaucracy , a dynamic economy ,the abolition of Feudalism and serfdom could strengthen Autocratic Monarchy of Europe.

• In 1815,representatives of European powers( Britain ,Russia,Persia and Austria) who collectively defeated Napoleon Bonaparte, meet at Vienna to draw up  settlement for Europe.

• It was hoisted by Austrian Chancellor Duke Metternich .

CHANGES:

1. Bourbon family was brought back to power.
2. France lost its territory annexed by Napoleon Bonaparte.
3.  Boundaries were redistributed among different European states.
4. But configuration of 39 states were kept untouched.
5. Main motto was to restore  Monarchy back to power to get a new conservative Europe.
6. Imposed censorship on newspapers and books.