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Klemens von Metternich, while perhaps not the most famous German statesman in history, was critically important in the formation of the post-Napoleonic European order. His efforts at the Congress of Vienna helped to preserve a conservative Europe for nearly a century and, with a few exceptions, maintained peace in Europe for the rest of theContinue reading “May 15th German History: The Birth of Klemens von Metternich”