180 1 year, metternich was sent to Dresden as Austrian ambassador. Although he did spend a lot of effort to enrich himself and pave the way for his diplomatic career, he was assigned to such an important position at the beginning of his diplomatic career, which made people jealous that God really cared for metternich. Metternich, who was highly respected, was entrusted with a heavy responsibility and was stationed in Berlin two years later. Because the Austrian king has deep expectations for the Berlin ambassador, he hopes that the person who holds this position will not only be loved by the Prussian court and politicians, but also have keen observation and a high degree of cooperation spirit. Therefore, metternich's appointment once again proves that he has gradually entered the power core of Austrian foreign policy.
1806, metternich was appointed as the French ambassador. He had the opportunity to make friends with Napoleon's sister Caroline Murray and French celebrities, and thus won a romantic reputation. However, metternich learned important reports on French political affairs from these famous women, French Foreign Minister Tarilan and Russian Ambassador. He also used the negotiation of the meeting to promote the signing of the Franco-Austrian peace treaty. Although the result was meaningless, he used this time to gain a deep understanding of Napoleon I's character. But far-sighted metternich overestimated the influence of 1808 Spanish riots on Napoleon, misjudged the situation and persuaded Austria to go to war with France. After all, Napoleon's army set foot on the land of Vienna. After the war, the situation in Austria was really bleak.
18091On October 8th, Austrian King Francis I appointed metternich as Foreign Minister. Six days later, he signed a humiliating treaty with France. Because Austria was in urgent need of a respite, metternich took advantage of Napoleon's vanity and arranged for Napoleon to marry the Austrian princess Mary Lois (the daughter of Francis I). Although metternich couldn't clearly predict whether this marriage could curb Napoleon's further actions, at least he promoted the marriage relationship between France and Austria, temporarily exempting Austria from action and making Austria no longer Napoleon's main enemy. This was a diplomatic success.
18 1 1 year, in order to promote the development of Austria's internal affairs, metternich planned to reorganize the federal system to replace the centralized political system founded by former Austrian king Joseph II. However, metternich gradually felt that the enthusiasm for mobilizing and revitalizing the Germanic people against Napoleon had changed in his mind, and he gradually agreed with Joseph II that these people's movements were rampant. This is a threat to the Hasburg Federation, which is composed of many countries. It is because of this change that metternich unconsciously became the spokesman of European conservatism and balance of power.
After the collapse of Napoleon's empire, the most important and urgent problems in Europe were political reconstruction and territorial restoration, so European powers signed the Vienna Agreement and held the Vienna Conference to rebuild Europe and seek long-term peace. The Vienna Conference was the climax of metternich's great plan. In fact, holding the meeting in Vienna is half the battle for metternich. Under the leadership of metternich, the Vienna Conference became a luxurious social activity. Through a series of fun, metternich let the monarchs who came to Vienna indulge in fun without interfering with the actual work of politicians. Metternich played a double outstanding role in social occasions and political leadership. Metternich's real intention is to establish a balance of power in Europe, so that European countries are no longer dominated by a powerful country, thus ensuring Austrian national interests; However, it is not so much that metternich succeeded in persuading countries to accept his views as that countries with vested interests succeeded in getting what they wanted. Because of this, great powers naturally acquire knowledge. Under his auspices, conservatism regained its foothold, giving the forces of the old autocratic dynasty a temporary respite after the panic caused by the Napoleonic Empire.
After the Vienna Conference, metternich established a conference system to coordinate the actions of great powers and maintain peace and order in Europe. This series of European conferences also pushed metternich's international reputation to the extreme.
Metternich, whose life is changeable and his light is fading, was appointed as Austrian Prime Minister in May. 182 1. The situation seems to indicate that it is time for metternich to give full play to its administrative ambitions. However, the sudden change of British policy at international conferences shows that metternich's influence in Western Europe is gradually declining, and its theory is questioned. Metternich's influence in Austria was limited after Kalorat became the Austrian Minister of the Interior and the leader of the Cabinet meeting in 1826. Apart from its limited domestic influence, the rapid decline of Austrian national strength has also weakened metternich's international status. Until 1836, Calora's influence completely overwhelmed metternich. Since then, metternich's power has been limited to foreign affairs. With the change of international and domestic situation, the conservative forces represented by metternich are declining day by day, and finally become the target of attack. On March 1848, metternich was forced to resign and became the first victim of the revolution. The change of the world led to metternich's exile in England, where he was in trouble and trouble. 185 1 year, metternich returned to Vienna, but did not participate in politics again, and died in Vienna on June 1859+0.