Klemens von Metternich
Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein, known as Klemens von Metternich or Prince Metternich, was a German statesman and diplomat in the service of the Austrian Empire. A conservative, Metternich was at the center of the European balance of power known as the Concert of Europe for three decades as Austrian foreign minister from 1809 and chancellor from 1821 until the liberal Revolutions of 1848 forced his resignation.
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- Born in
- Koblenz
- Educated at
- University of StrasbourgJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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- 🏆 Order of the Black Eagle🏆 Order of the Redeemer🏆 Military Order of Maria Theresa🏆 Order of St. Andrew🏆 Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
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1773
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Birth1859
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