A conservative foreign minister, Klemens von Metternich, ove…
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A cоnservаtive fоreign minister, Klemens vоn Metternich, oversаw [BLANK-1] which hаd been convened by the Quadruple Alliance in 1814-1815, toward the end of the Napoleonic Wars. In addition to trying to negotiate a lasting peace after decades of war in Europe (owing to the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars), this diplomatic session became a key example of conservatism as a political philosophy (and the dominant philosophy in Europe until the mid-century). Attendees saw the French Revolution, the expansion of the franchise, and republicanism as huge mistakes and sought to return European government to what it had been prior to the revolution. The summit’s goals included limiting Russian influence in Europe, restoring power to the traditional elites like hereditary monarchies and the nobility, preventing France from growing too powerful, and organizing a balance-of-power system in order to prevent general war in Europe.