An edition of Metternich -- Stratege und Visionär
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Metternich
Strategist and Visionary
by Wolfram Siemann
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Originally published in German as Metternich: Stratege und Visionär, eine Biografie, by Wolfgang Siemann, revised edition 2017, copyright Verlag C. H. Beck oHG, München 2016.
The translation of this work was funded by Geisteswissenschaften International -- Translation Funding for Humanities and Social Sciences from Germany, a joint initiative of the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, the German Federal Foreign Office, the collecting society VG Wort, and the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Publishers and Booksellers Association).
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Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, French Revolution, Austrian Empire, Napoleonic Wars, Vormaerz, Revolution of 1848, Carlsbad resolutions, Congress of Vienna, Statesmen, Biography, Diplomats, History, Politics and governmentPeople
Metternich, Emperor Franz II, Emperor Franz-Josef, Emperor Joseph II., Napoleon Bonaparte, Talleyrand, Castlereagh, King Charles X., King George III.Times
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First Sentence
"Clemens von Metternich, the state chancellor of the old Habsburg monarchy, has given his name to an entire era: the "age of Metternich.""
Table of Contents
A Note on the Frontispiece.
Page ix
Translator's Note.
Page xi
Preface to the English-Language Edition.
Page xiii
Introduction.
Page 1
A Life in Seven Stages.
1
Metternich's Biographers across the generations.
6
The Risks and Limitations of Srbik's Biography of Metternich.
10
1 Origins: Family Ties and the Rise of the Metternichs.
20
The Ministerial Metternichs.
22
The Lords of Königswart.
23
The Barons of Winneburg and Beilstein.
30
The Counts as Members of the Imperial Diet.
34
The Highest Floor: The Princes in the Bel Étage.
39
2 Metternich's Generation: Ancien Régime and Englightenment, 1773-1792.
45
Parental Home, Childhood, and Education.
45
Studies in Strasbourg and Mainz: Formation of a Political and Historical View of the World.
55
3 A Double Crisis: Empire and Revolution, 1789-1801.
67
Fin de Siècle: The Imperial Elections of 1790 and 1791.
67
1789: The Rupture of the French Revolution.
71
Brussels and the Austrian Netherlands.
88
The Journey to Great Britain: The Final Piece to the Young Metternich's Political Universe.
110
Collapse and Flight in 1794.
131
A New Beginning: Vienna, Königswart, and Austerlitz.
145
Time of Transition: The Diplomat in Waiting, 1796-1801.
158
4 Between Peace and War: Life as an Ambassador, 1801-1806.
169
Dresden, 1801-1803: The Minister at His "Observation Post".
169
Berlin, 1803-1806: The Ambassador on the Grand Diplomatic Stage.
183
The Peace of Pressburg and the Beginning of the End for the Holy Roman Empire.
195
5 World War" Outset and Intensification, 1806-1812.
201
Ambassador in Paris, 1806-1809: In the "Lion's Den".
203
Ambassador on Borrowed Time and Napoleon's Captive under House Arrest.
242
The Interim Minister: Sidelined by Napoleon.
253
The Minister in Charge of the New Direction: A Defensive Strategy on Domestic Policy and Matchmaking Abroad, 1809-1810.
268
The Foreign Minister on Tour: 181 Days with Napoleon.
289
Domestic and International Consolidation, 1810-1812.
304
6 World War: Climax and Crisis, 1813.
320
Metternich Discreetly Assembles the Forces.
320
The Tactical Path to an "Armed Mediation".
331
Austria Joins the War: The Quadruple Alliance.
352
7 World War: Catastrophe and Resolution, 1814.
374
The Final Battle against Napoleon and the Prefiguration of the Vienna Order.
374
Metternich's Second Voyage to England and Prefigurations for the Congress of Vienna.
396
Metternich, the War, and Violence in Politics.
404
8 The End of an Era and a New Beginning for Europe: The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815.
413
The Initial Situation: The Experience of War and a Legal Vacuum.
413
The "Cosmopolitans": Instigating a New Law Based on Imperial Legal Orders.
415
A Master Plan? Metternich between Realpolitik, Strategy, and a Vision.
422
The Congress on the Brink: Crises Test the Principle of Balance.
426
The End of the Holy Roman Empire: The Habsburg Empire and the German Question.
429
"Germany -- United by Federal Ties": Metternich's Part in the Foundation of the German Confederation.
436
"The Congress Dances" -- Especially in Metternich's House.
448
9 Connoisseur of Women and Head of the Entail.
463
Iconography and Historical Specificity of Love.
463
Love and Politics: At the Courts of Dresden, Berlin, and Paris.
476
Wilhelmine von Sagan and the Confusion of Feelings.
481
Dorothea von Lieven: "The Nearness of the Beloved"?.
488
Wives and Children: Family Ties and Tribulations.
498
10 The Construction of a New Beginning: Reform and Reconstruction, 1815-1818.
518
Metternich's Ideas and Policies on the Nationality Question: The Case of Italy.
518
Journeys to Italy, a Happy, Ungovernable Country.
526
Metternich's Plan for a Reorganization of the Monarchy.
532
Habsburg and the German Confederation: An Affirmation for Metternich and Prussia, 1817-1818.
539
11 Defensive Security Policies: Averting Threats under the Vienna System, 1815-1829.
546
Napoleon's "Hundred Days": Activating the European Security System.
546
Fault Lines in the Societies of Europe after 1815.
549
Metternich and British Security Policies, 1817-1820: Pretext or Defense against a Revolution?.
558
The Radicalization of the German NAtional Movement: The Wartburg Festival and Sand's Assassination of Kotzebue.
567
Metternich's Hesitant Reactions: The Press, the Professors, and the Students.
579
From Teplitz to Carlsbad: The Conferences on Domestic Security, 1819-1820.
592
Metternich's Suggestions for the Development and Extension of the German Federal Constitution: The Final Act of the German Confederation, May 15, 1820.
602
Terrorism and Security Policies as a European Problem: England, France, and Metternich.
612
The Double-Edged Sword of Intervention and the Concert of Europe.
618
The Concert of Europe and the Defensive Security Policies of the 1820s.
623
12 The Economist: Metternich as Capitalist with a Social Conscience.
632
Managing Financial Crises.
632
Metternich as Agrarian Economist: Farmer, Vintner, Forester, Factory Owner and Industrial Entrepreneur.
650
13 The Spring of Nations amid Poverty, 1830-1847.
658
The July Revolution in 1830 and Metternich's International Crisis Management.
658
The Revolution in Communication, the Spring of Nations, State Security Tolerated Revolutions after 1830.
672
From the Orient to the Rhine: The Concert of the Major Powers as a Challenge.
675
Metternich and Customs Policies.
677
14 The Organization of Rule: Power Centers, Networks, Interests, Intrigues.
682
The Master of the State Chancellery.
682
Constrained by Emperor Franz's "Personal Regime".
690
Emperor Franz's Legacy: A System "Headed by a Half-Wit Who Represents the Crown".
692
Crisis Instead of Reform: Metternich versus Kolowrat.
698
Lobbyism, the Power Politics of the Imperial Family, the Estates.
705
15 Revolution, Escape, Exile, 1848-1851.
716
Revolution 1848: "Sheet Lightning," Outbreak, and Escape.
716
Metternich's English Self: In Exile, 1848-1849.
726
Brussels 1849-1851: Metternich's Look Back at a Liberal Economic Policy That Was Not to Be.
732
16 At the Observatory: Twilight Years in Vienna, 1851-1859.
737
Epilogue: Metternich as a Postmodern Character in Early Modernity.
746
Abbreviations.
757
Notes.
759
Bibliography.
839
Acknowledgements.
871
Illustration Credits.
875
Index.
879
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This book is a biography of Clemens Prince of Metternich-Winneburg und Beilstein, who was imperial courtier, ambassador and Chancellor of the State from the time of Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation through the French Revolution, the Napoleonic wars, the Congress of Vienna, the nationalist emergence until the middle of the 19th century. It is expressly a critical answer of the character studies drawn in previous works and incorporates a whole body of previously disregarded original sources.
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| February 27, 2024 | Edited by AgentSapphire | Edited without comment. |
| February 26, 2024 | Edited by Ernst Schnell | Changed title to the original German |
| January 23, 2024 | Edited by Ernst Schnell | Added subtitle |
| December 18, 2022 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| January 6, 2017 | Created by Ernst Schnell | Added new book. |