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

Derived 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

Metternich appreciated that diplomacy could bolster national power as well as restrain allies from provoking war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 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

At the dawn of the 19th century, Prince Metternich of Austria famously negotiated a century of peace among the European kingdoms that had fought one another nonstop for a hundred years.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2021

Then, suddenly, Taylor freaking Metternich, of all people, runs down the steps at the side of the stage and down the aisle of the auditorium.

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