Metternich, the Slavs and the Habsburg Monarchy, 1842–1849
Journal: Historical Studies on Central Europe
Year: 2025

The prevailing scholarly consensus regarding Prince Metternich’s policy within the framework of the Vienna System of 1815 is that it was hostile and repressive towards the nationalities within the Habsburg Monarchy. However, a re-evaluation of this judgement is provided by the history and circumstances of the Prague Slav Congress of June 1848, as it was here that discussions on the problem of the relationship between national emancipation and state organisation reached a peak. The article examin