Metternich
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Austria’s master statesman, Klemens von Metternich, sustained the balance until the revolutions of 1848.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Kaunitz’s efforts to shape a favorable balance guided Prince Metternich, Austria’s foreign minister and later its chancellor, when France again became Austria’s foe after the French Revolution.
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
Although it was in theory a collective effort, Metternich dominated the proceedings.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
The boys return moments later with pink booster seats and a pair of blond dolls who look disturbingly like Taylor Metternich.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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