. A history of mediaeval and modern Europe for secondary schools. the spoils. Nevertheless, in 1815,the discontented element (especially Prussia) had been brow-beaten into acquiescence. A new Europe was virtually created,under an arrangement which remained fairly intact downto 1859. The leading spirit in preparing and perpetuating this schemewas Prince Metternich, the clever and unscrupulous primeminister of Austria. To him everything savoring of liberal-ism or revolution was anathema. His influence extendedfar outside of his masters dominions. Czar Alexander andmany other monarchs heard his a
. A history of mediaeval and modern Europe for secondary schools. the spoils. Nevertheless, in 1815,the discontented element (especially Prussia) had been brow-beaten into acquiescence. A new Europe was virtually created,under an arrangement which remained fairly intact downto 1859. The leading spirit in preparing and perpetuating this schemewas Prince Metternich, the clever and unscrupulous primeminister of Austria. To him everything savoring of liberal-ism or revolution was anathema. His influence extendedfar outside of his masters dominions. Czar Alexander andmany other monarchs heard his advice gladly. Down to 1848,he remained in power at Vienna as the inveterate foe of all freepolitical institutions; and so complete was his domination ofthe situation throughout Europe that this age following Napo-leon is often called the Age of Metternich. Here are some of the chief arrangements promulgated atVienna: — (1) Austria regained most of her old possessions north ofthe Alps; in Italy she was given Lombardy and Venetia (an THE REACTION IN EUROPE 455. EUROPE AFTER THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA, 1815f==i States of the German Kingdom of Prussia.—... Bounds of the Empire of —In Italy, Austria has a small strip ofterritory south of the Po Eiver, on thenorthern border of Modena. G—GermansS— SlavsM—MagyarsR—RoumaniansI — Italians i The distribution ofraces in modernAustria-Hungary. unnatural yoking of German and Slavic with Italian landswhich was sure to cause disaster). (2) Out of Holland and Belgium, now united, the Kingdomof the Netherlands was formed, the ruler to be the heir of theold Princes of Orange. This new state was intended as a kindof counterpoise to France. 456 HISTORY OF EUROPE (3) Sweden was obliged to give up all her possessions acrossthe Baltic; in return her kings were given the crown of Norway,which was torn from (4) Spain was handed back to its old Bourbon kings. (5) The bulk of old Poland was given to
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