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Klemens von Metternich

1773 - 1859

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Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein ( MET-ər-nikh; 15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), known as Klemens von Metternich (German: [ˈkleːmens fɔn ˈmɛtɐniç]) or Prince Metternich, was a German statesman and diplomat in the service of the Austrian Empire. A conservative, Metternich was at the center of the European balance of power known as the Concert of Europe for three decades as Austrian foreign minister from 1809 and chancellor from 1821 until the liberal Revolutions of 1848 forced his resignation. Born into the House of Metternich in 1773 as the son of a diplomat, Metternich received a good education at the universities of Strasbourg and Mainz. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Klemens von Metternich has received more than 2,174,211 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Klemens von Metternich is the 217th most popular politician (down from 192nd in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Germany (up from 58th in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Politician.

Klemens von Metternich was a diplomat and politician who served as the Austrian Empire's Foreign Minister from 1809 to 1848. He is most famous for his work in the Congress of Vienna, which he organized with Tsar Alexander I of Russia, King Frederick William III of Prussia, and Tsar Nicholas I of Russia.

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Among politicians, Klemens von Metternich ranks 217 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis XVII of France, Olav V of Norway, Xi Jinping, Kublai Khan, Jacques Chirac, and Tomyris. After him are Louis IX of France, Nicholas I of Russia, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Harun al-Rashid, Sonia Gandhi, and Leopold II of Belgium.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1773, Klemens von Metternich ranks 2. Before him is Louis Philippe I. After him are Thomas Young, Robert Brown, William Henry Harrison, Ludwig Tieck, Friedrich Mohs, Aimé Bonpland, James Mill, Thérésa Tallien, Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi, and Louis I of Etruria. Among people deceased in 1859, Klemens von Metternich ranks 2. Before him is Alexander von Humboldt. After him are Alexis de Tocqueville, Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, Oscar I of Sweden, Carl Ritter, John Vianney, Wilhelm Grimm, Josip Jelačić, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, Washington Irving, and Bettina von Arnim.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Klemens von Metternich ranks 57 out of 7,253. Before him are Bertolt Brecht (1898), Hannah Arendt (1906), Josef Mengele (1911), Hildegard of Bingen (1098), Georg Ohm (1789), and William I, German Emperor (1797). After him are Joseph Goebbels (1897), Erich Maria Remarque (1898), Reinhard Heydrich (1904), Eva Braun (1912), Gerd Müller (1945), and Ambrose (340).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Klemens von Metternich ranks 11. Before him are Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), Heinrich Himmler (1900), Angela Merkel (1954), Hermann Göring (1893), Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (912), and William I, German Emperor (1797). After him are Joseph Goebbels (1897), Reinhard Heydrich (1904), Konrad Adenauer (1876), Charles the Bald (823), Martin Bormann (1900), and Peter III of Russia (1728).

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