≪Restoration≫? The refounding of Europe in 1815
Journal title PASSATO E PRESENTE
Author/s Lutz Klinkhammer
Publishing Year 2015 Issue 2015/96 Language Italian
Pages 17 P. 5-21 File size 127 KB
DOI 10.3280/PASS2015-096001
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The new order created by the great powers after the Congress of Vienna was characterized by a restoration of only few dynasties, especially the Bourbons in France, Spain and Naples. For a huge number of minor States there was no restoration of their former rulers, but in 1814 their loss of sovereignty due to the Napoleonic transformation of Europe was confirmed: a veritable territorial revolution which was accompanied by guarantees for the private property created out of the secularization and selling of nationalized church estate. With the conservative turning point of 1819-20, the term «restoration» changed its meaning. The new European «concert» signified a major security in avoiding international conflicts at the level of the great powers, but at the same time it was a source of legitimation for political and military interventions in the internal affairs of minor States.
Keywords: Restoration, Congress of Vienna, Territorial revolution, Repression, Collective security
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Lutz Klinkhammer, «Restaurazione»? La rifondazione dell’Europa nel 1815 in "PASSATO E PRESENTE" 96/2015, pp 5-21, DOI: 10.3280/PASS2015-096001