After the defeat of Napoleon's imperial guards the international community waiting for the new Holy Alliance.It was created on the initiative of the winner of Napoleon and Russian Emperor Alexander I. Creating a sacred union estimated contemporaries differently.But basically accused Russia in an effort to control the situation in Europe.Holy Alliance, but rather a coalition of countries that are intended to transform the emperor was the post-war world, was born on September 14, 1815.The agreement was signed by the King of Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm III, Emperor of Austria, Franz I, King of France, Louis XVIII and the majority of the continental monarchs.Only the United Kingdom did not want to officially join the Union, but took an active part in its work.It was at Union and opponents: it ignored the Pope and the Turkish Sultan.
In the history of the Holy Alliance in 1815 came as a community of nations, the original purpose, which was to suppress impending war.In fact, the struggle was against any revolutionary spirit, as well as political and religious freethinking.The spirit of the coalition of reactionary mood matched the then existing governments.In fact, the Holy Alliance had based monarchist ideology, but a utopian dream idealistic mutual assistance between the ruling Christian sovereigns."Empty and sonorous document" - so called it a politician Metternich.
Alexander I, who as the initiator of the coalition, called Allied Heads of State and emperors, to join forces against the military conflict and the proposed rule between peoples in a spirit of justice and brotherhood.One of the points of the contract was the requirement to comply strictly with the commandment of the Gospel.Russian Emperor urged allies to reduce both the armed forces and to provide mutual guarantees of the inviolability of existing areas, and 800,000th Russian Army is a reliable guarantor of these innovative proposals.
Holy Alliance in 1815 was a document consisting of a mixture of mysticism and not realpolitik, was said about him later historians, but the first seven years of this international organization has been very successful and fruitful.
Austrian Chancellor Metternich in 1820 convenes congress of the Holy Alliance in the city of Troppau.As a result of much debate the decision was made that crosses all progressive that was planned earlier, namely, countries outside the Union was permitted to enter the friendly forces on the ground of other states to destroy the armed revolutionary riots.This statement was a simple explanation, because each state had its own predatory interests and political objectives in post-war section.
Creating a sacred union, as well as quite progressive ideas of Alexander I could not stop the escalating conflict between the parties to the treaty.
One of the first was a conflict of Naples.Emperor Alexander insisted on the independence of the Kingdom of Naples, where the revolution was raging.He believed that the king of this state voluntarily give people a progressive constitution, but an ally of the contract in the face of Austria had a different opinion.Austrian military brutally suppressed the revolutionary actions.
At the last Congress of Verona Holy Alliance in 1815 under the influence of Metternich became the instrument of monarchs against discontent of the masses and all revolutionary manifestations.
Difficult in 1822 showed differences between the countries of Austria and Russia in connection with the liberation uprising in Greece.Russian Society supported the Greeks, as the state was united with him faith and, in addition, the friendship with this country significantly strengthened Russia's influence in the Balkans.
following events in Spain have undermined the foundations of the Union and put an end to the relationship between the two countries within the framework of this agreement.In 1823, French troops entered the territory of Spain with the purpose of forced recovery is an absolute monarchy.Union virtually ceased to exist, but in 1833, countries such as Russia, Prussia and Austria are trying to re-establish the agreement, but the revolutionary events of 1848-1849 forced the coalition to forget this ever.
