Metternich

American  

[met-uhr-nikh, met-er-nik] / ˈmɛt ər nɪx, ˈmɛt ər nɪk /

noun

1. Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von 1773–1859, Austrian statesman and diplomat.

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Metternich British  

/ ˈmɛtərnɪç /

noun

1. Klemens (ˈkleːməns). 1773–1859, Austrian statesman. He became foreign minister (1809) and made a significant contribution to the Congress of Vienna (1815). From 1821 to 1848 he was both foreign minister and chancellor of Austria and is noted for his defence of autocracy in Europe

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Other Word Forms

• Metternichian adjective

Example Sentences

Austria’s master statesman, Klemens von Metternich, sustained the balance until the revolutions of 1848.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, channeling Metternich, identified in 2003 is the old Central Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Kissinger wants to be the new Metternich, who molds a new European order through the restoration of the old order’s principles.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2022

Although it was in theory a collective effort, Metternich dominated the proceedings.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Even though it means Anna and Taylor Metternich and all the other asthmatics will have to skip science and math today.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli