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Kynžvart Castle in Bohemia. Klemens Metternich was born into the old Rhenish House of Metternich on 15 May 1773 to Franz Georg Karl Count of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (1746–1818), a diplomat who had passed from the service of the Electorate of Trier to that of the Imperial court, and his wife Countess Maria Beatrix Aloisia von Kageneck (1755–1828). [3]
Metternich in the 1840s. Prince Klemens von Metternich was a German-born Austrian politician and statesman and one of the most important diplomats of his era, serving as the Foreign Minister of the Holy Roman Empire and its successor state, the Austrian Empire, from 1809 until the liberal revolutions of 1848 forced his resignation.
Richard and Pauline von Metternich had three daughters, but no sons, so upon the death of Richard, the title of Fürst passed to Richard's half-brother, Paul von Metternich (1834–1906). The title then passed to his son, Klemens Wenzel von Metternich (1869–1930).
The conservatives' goal at the meeting, led by Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria, was said to be to re-establish peace in Europe. Metternich and the other four states sought to do so by restoring the old ruling families and to create buffer zones between the major powers.
Portrait Name (Birth–Death) Took office Left office Duration Philipp Stadion (1763–1824) 25 December 1805 4 October 1809 3 years, 283 days Klemens von Metternich
(Birth–Death) Post Term of office Political party Prince Klemens von Metternich (1773–1859) State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire: 8 October 1809 25 May 1821 Nonpartisan: 25 May 1821 13 March 1848 Count Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky (1778–1861) Minister-President of the Austrian Empire: 20 March 1848 19 April 1848 Nonpartisan ...
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Articles relating to Klemens von Metternich, Chancellor of the Austrian Empire (1773-1859, term 1821-1848) and his term in office. Pages in category "Klemens von Metternich" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.