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Metternich: the Autobiography, 1773 - 1815
Metternich, Clemens, Furst von. Metternich: The Autobiography, 1773-1815. Welwyn Garden City, UK: Ravenhall, 2004. 265 pages. ISBN# 1905043015. Softcover. $24.95.
Out of print in English since the 1970s, Ravenhall Books has published a welcomed new edition of Metternich's Autobiography in an inexpensive paperback edition. Based on three separate biographical extracts from Metternich's Nachgelassenen and originally edited by Metternich's son, Metternich's memoirs were not truly memoirs, but, like many so-called "memoirs" of the era, a collection of letters, diaries and other documents. Prince Richard Metternich, in presenting the Memoirs, wrote, somewhat hopefully perhaps, "now that more than a generation has passed over his quiet tomb, the image of the resolute defender of conservative principles appears still more imposing, and his own words will enable men to realize the power and charm of his character. Even his enemies will be touched, and will regard with respect the great statesman as he o
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METTERNICH-Winneburg-zu Beilstein, Clemens Wenzel Lothar, Graf von (1773-1859)
The great Habsburg statesman of the nineteenth century, Metternich was born in Koblenz on 15 May, 1773. His university career started in Strasburg (1788) where he studied under the famous teacher of law and political history Christoph Wilhelm von Koch (other pupils included Louis-Guillaume Otto (Metternich's opposite number in the Marie Louise marriage negotiations), Benjamin Constant, and Maximilian von Montgelas, to name but three influential politicians of the period). After a brief period studying law at Mainz, he followed his father into a diplomatic career. His father was posted first to the Austrian Netherlands, whence he was sent to England for the negotiation of a loan for the Austrian government in the Netherlands. In Vienna in 1794, his mother arranged his exceedingly advantageous marriage with the 19-year-old Eléonore de Kaunitz, wealthy and well-connected grand-daughter of the great eponymous Austrian politician – they were married in the chateau at Austerlitz! His father was then
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Klemens Wenzel von Metternich
Klemens Wenzel von Metternich | |
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Portrait of Prince Metternich by Lawrence | |
| Born | 15 May 1773 Koblenz, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 11 June 1859 (aged 86) Vienna, Austrian Empire |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Education | University of Strasbourg |
| Known for | The Congress of Vienna, Minister of State, Conservatism, Concert of Europe |
| Title | Prince von Metternich |
| Spouse(s) | Baroness Antoinette Leykam (1827-1829), Countess Melanie Zichy-Ferraris (1831-1854) |
| Children | Richard, Fürst von Metternich |
| Parent(s) | Franz Georg Karl, Graf von Metternich-Winneburg and Countess Beatrix Kagenegg |
Klemens Wenzel, Prince von Metternich (German: Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein) (May 15, 1773 – June 11, 1859) was an Austrianpolitician. He is thought of as one of the most important diplomats of all time. Metternich was Foreign Minister for Austria from 1809 to 1848. He got Austria out of a bad treaty with Napoleon, which forced Austria to fight for France. Metternich then helped to build a system
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