European Restoration

European Restoration

Marked by revolt, revolution, and the rise of the middle class, the period of European restoration (1814-1848) refers to the monarchical struggle for legitimacy against their citizens (see: Italian Carbonari) and military (see: Russian Decembrists) following the French Revolutionary (1789-1802) and Napoleonic (1802-1814) wars. These wars had spread liberalism, nationalism and socialism throughout Europe. The European monarchs (namely Portugal, Italy, Austria, Prussia, and France) saw these movements as a threat to their thrones. In response, they attempted to assert their conservatism and monarchical legitimacy, but only added fuel to the fire. European desire for change was finally made clear during the widespread revolutions of 1848.The monarchs responded with either abdication or adhering to democratic principles (see: constitutional monarchs). Due to this unsettling time, the continent fell behind Britain in the Industrial Revolution.

Early European Restoration initiatives
* Congress of Vienna (1814-1815)
* French Restoration (1814-1830)

Alliances made to assure European Restoration
* Holy Alliance (1815-1825)
* Quadruple Alliance (1814-1818)
* Quintuple Alliance (1818-1825)
* Concert of Europe (1815-1848)

Failure of European Restoration
* Revolutions of 1848

States not affected by revolutions of 1848
*Russia (nearly no middle class to rebel)
*Spain (factions could not unite)
*United Kingdom (good at compromising with factions)


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