Date of Award

4-1985

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

History

Abstract

In 1820, the Congress of Troppau met to discuss the revolutionary climate of Europe. A host of domestic and international problems plagued the French ministers as the Congress convened. Contrary to widely held opinion, however, Troppau should not be considered or thought of as a failure of French diplomacy. Rather, it resulted in the formulation of a more defined foreign and domestic policy by two ministers: Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis Due de Richelieu, and Baron Etienne Denis Pasquier. The policy they developed stressed the importance of first attaining domestic stability, Once achieved, France could pursue a policy of calculated, prudent intervention in foreign affairs. France used the congress to pave the way for a dramatic and drastic change in the alliance system.

Comments

A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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