Congress of Vienna

American  

noun

1. an international conference (1814–15) held at Vienna after Napoleon's banishment to Elba, with Metternich as the dominant figure, aimed at territorial resettlement and restoration to power of the crowned heads of Europe.

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Congress of Vienna British  

noun

1. the European conference held at Vienna from 1814–15 to settle the territorial problems left by the Napoleonic Wars

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Example Sentences

Switzerland nation has not fought in an international war since 1815, when it adopted neutrality at the Congress of Vienna which ended the French Revolutionary Wars.

From Reuters • May 15, 2022

Switzerland was granted "eternal neutrality" at the Congress of Vienna in 1815.

From BBC • May 6, 2022

But unlike the conference that ended the First World War a century later, the Congress of Vienna did not impose a huge penalty on the aggressor.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

The conference, known later as the Congress of Vienna, was then re- convened, finally concluding in 1815.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

The method the German Chancellor proposes is the method of the Congress of Vienna.

From England, Canada and the Great War by Desjardins, Louis-Georges