Metternich versus Chateaubriand: Austria, France, and the Conclave of 1829
1976; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 12; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/s0067237800008298
ISSN1558-5255
Autores Tópico(s)Central European and Russian historical studies
ResumoThe consensus on the moral aspect of the Papal election of 1829 expressed in the above statements represents an unusual agreement between two men who seldom agreed about anything, least of all about the conclave of 1829, which had been a battleground for their conflicting interests. This battle between two old rivals, their last conflict, as it turned out, adds interest to an event that was in itself important for the course of Restoration history. Although Chateaubriand's role has been studied, primarily from the viewpoint of literary rather than of diplomatic history, Metternich's part has been strangely ignored. Since it was the Austrian chancellor rather than the French ambassador who won this particular encounter, Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich deserves greater attention from historians than he has received. Consequently, this article is devoted primarily to the Austrian side of the struggle to elect a Pope in 1829.
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