Questions of Organisation, Portraits and Everyday Life in Vienna, 1814-1815. La Garde-Chambonas about the Congress of Vienna
Questions of Organisation, Portraits and Everyday Life in Vienna, 1814-1815. La Garde-Chambonas about the Congress of Vienna
Author(s): István MajorosSubject(s): History
Published by: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřejných politik
Keywords: balance of power; peace and stability; legitimism; Holy Alliance; Quadruple Alliance; House of Bourbon; Metternich; La Garde-Chambonas; Prince of Ligne; Alexander I of Russia; Francis I
Summary/Abstract: This study presents an interesting memoir about the Congress of Vienna. La Garde-Chambonas, a French aristocrat, went to Vienna in 1814 to participate in the life of the city during the Congress. This book is a very good source for getting acquainted with the life of the European aristocracy in the capital of the Habsburg Monarchy. The author of the memoir presents a lot of personalities, rulers as Alexander I of Russia, Isabey, the famous painter and others. But first of all he writes about Prince of Ligne, his patron in Vienna. Before the presentation of the life in Vienna, the study deals with some questions of organisation regarding the Congress.
Journal: Central European Papers
- Issue Year: 4/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 8-19
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
