The Congress of Vienna (Part 2) (1814 to 1815)

Summary by Krater

This video details the territorial disputes and diplomatic negotiations regarding Poland and Saxony at the Congress of Vienna, concluding with a settlement that created the Kingdom of Poland under Russian control and partitioned Saxony.

From the video

Answers: How were Poland and Saxony handled during the Congress of Vienna?

• Congress of Vienna
• Poland Crisis
• Saxony dispute
• Metternich diplomacy
• Treaty of Vienna

What it concludes

• The Great Powers cut out the Central Committee by negotiating informally amongst themselves.
• Talleyrand successfully broke up the anti-French alliance by inserting France into negotiations and siding with Prussia over Saxony.
• Tsar Alexander threatened war to keep all of Poland, leading Austria, Britain, and France to form a secret defense alliance.
• Metternich and Castlereagh compromised by giving Prussia half of Saxony and establishing a constitutional Kingdom of Poland under Russian rule.
• The Congress of Vienna established the Concert of Europe, a system of great power diplomacy to prevent future conflicts.