North County Regional

Conference
Committee:
Congress of Vienna
Introduction by Dais
Hello delegates! My name is Connor Jennings and I am very excited to
be your Chair for the Congress of Vienna. I am in 10th grade and have been
doing Model United Nations for 2 years. This will be my 4th time on a Dais
and my second time Chairing a debate. The Congress of Vienna is an
outstandingly interesting topic for debate, as it not only set European
borders and politics for the 19th century but also laid the foundation for
International Diplomatic conferences like the contemporary United Nations.
There are a lot of things to debate and a lot of research to be done, but I
trust they you will be able to bring your characters to life and have a great
debate. If you have any questions dont hesitate to send me an email at
cjennings2019@hightechhigh.org. Good luck!

Hello delegates! My name is Thomas Neitzel and i'll be your CO chair

and I am excited to be here. If you have any questions you can contact me
by just coming up to me or through my email wich is
tneizel2019@hightechhigh.org good luck!

Vocabulary

Tsar
Monarch of Russia
Napoleonic Wars
Wars fought at the beginning of the 19th century
between France and allied European states
Treaty of Paris
A treaty created at the end of the Napoleonic wars
that called for many things including a continent wide Congress
in Vienna
French Revolution
Inspired by the American Revolution, lower-middle
class french citizens overthrew the Monarchy and chopped off a
lot of heads in the process.
Covet
Wanting to possess something
Background Information to the Topic

The Congress of Vienna was the first large scale political conference of
world leaders. In 1799 the new Consul of france, Napoleon Bonaparte, rose
to power on the winds of the French Revolution, creating a well trained army
and spreading new ideas of revolution throughout europe. Threatened by
Frances assertion of control over Switzerland and insulted by Napoleons
statement the they had no position in European affairs, Great Britain broke
the Treaty of Amiens and declared war on France in 1803. From 1805 to
1815, Britain and various other European states formed numerous coalitions
to oppose French expansion. Napoleon emerged victorious in the first few
wars: he forced the entire Austrian military out of the War of the 3rd Coalition
at Austerlitz, defeated and occupied Prussia less than 3 weeks after the start
of the War of the 4th Coalition, and invaded Spain and placed his brother on
the Spanish throne.

At the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars, Britain deployed its powerful

Navy to prevent trade to France, which led Napoleon to set up the
Continental System which would allow free trade to France over land.
However, Russia repeatedly violated the system which led Napoleon to
declare war on Russia. It was at this point that Napoleons victories began to
cease, due to a lack of resources and series of disastrous strategic decisions,
including the ever awful idea of invading Russia during winter. Faced with an
onslaught of not only Russian forces but also rivers of sleet and snow and
mud, Napoleon was forced to retreat from Russia, but not before destroying a
lot of Russian land and cities. The allied forces of Prussia, Austria, Russia and
Britain proceeded to strike back at the French, invading France and capturing
Paris in 1814. Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba and the treaty of
Paris was signed, ending the fighting and calling for a congress to be held in
Vienna, with invitations being sent to monarchs and diplomats from all over
the continent. It was aptly titled the Congress of Vienna and it is the setting
for our Model UN conference.

The main purpose of the Congress of Vienna was to redraw the borders
of European countries. During the Napoleonic Wars, France had annexed land
and cities close to the the original French borders and befuddled territory
lines all around europe, so a huge task for the delegates in this committee
will be to clear all that up. Some delegations may also wish to use this
conference to expand their own territory into coveted locations. Additionally,
while Napoleon claimed the title of Emperor his campaigns spread many of
the ideas of the French revolution which now threaten the positions of
Monarchs throughout Europe; most of the delegates in this conference are
monarchs or representatives of monarchs, so keeping their thrones (and
perhaps their heads)1 will be a major concern.

While the Congress of Vienna wasnt a congress as we may think of it today,

it was one of the first examples of international conversation between
numerous countries taking place at a single, defined location (up until this
point diplomacy was almost always done by mail). Many historians argue
that the Congress of Vienna could be placed along with coalitions like the
League of Nations as an important step towards the formation of the
contemporary United Nations.

Delegate List
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Count Gustav Ernst von Stackelberg
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Prigord
Karl August von Hardenberg
William Cathcart,1st Earl de Cathcart
Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt
Friedrich von Gentz
Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty
Pedro Gomez Labrador
Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
Prince Andrey Kirillovich Razumovsky
Baron Johann von Wessenberg
Emmerich Joseph, Duke of Dalberg
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela
Count Karl Robert Nesselrode
Andre Marie Jean Jacques Dupin
Klemens Wenzel, Prince of Metternich

1Insert French Guillotines joke here...

 Jean-Louis-Paul-Franois, 5th Duke of Noailles
Count Carl Lowenhielm
Antnio de Saldanha da Gama, Count of Porto Santo
Joaquim Lobo Silveira, 7th Count of Oriola
Frederick VI of Denmark
Charles Pictet de Rochemont
Maximilian von Montgelas
Klemens von Metternich
Tsar Alexander I of Russia

Bloc Positions
Most of the delegates in this conference share a home country with a
few other delegates. In most cases your goal will be to expand your country's
territory to include land your delegate thinks is rightfully theirs and to further
its standing in the world. Many of the countries in this committee may of
teamed up to take down Napoleon, but allies can become enemies
surprisingly fast.

If you are having trouble finding the opinions and interests of your
delegate I recommend using the opinions of the Monarch they were
representing in your position paper and durring debate as you will probably
have much better luck finding information about them. Some delegates did
have large personal interests as well, which should obviously also be taken
into account.

Questions to Consider & Resolution Ideas

Questions to Consider:
What was you delegates countries global position at the
beginning of the Napoleonic Wars? What was its position at the end?
Does you delegate covet lands in another countrys territory?
What is your delegates opinion of Napoleon Bonaparte?
What did your delegate do during the Napoleonic Wars?
What were your delegats goals going into the Congress of
Vienna? Did they succeed historically? If they didnt what can you do
differently to accomplish these goals?
Resolution Ideas:
Territory should be set back to what it was before Napoleon came
to power
German states should be combined into a unified country
Russia should be given control of all of eastern Europe
All European states should commit resources to the manufacture
and distribution of over 10,000 guillotines across Europe to be used
exclusively on any citizen who speaks out against the European
Monarchies.

Procedure
The actual Congress of Vienna took place at various locations in the
city, mostly informally at balls and galas, but in this fictional version it will
follow all the rules of a standard UN conference. Due to various reasons you
will no doubt uncover in your research the Congress will be Continuous
Crisis, meaning that directives may be passed to other delegates and the
chair. Delegates arrived and left the Congress at various times between
November of 1814 and June of 1815, but the start date of this
conference will be November 1st, 1814. I recommend you
research the historical events during this time period to get a better idea of
what your delegate did in response to crisis, but events after the 1st of
November have not happened yet at the beginning of the conference,
meaning they should not be used as evidence in speeches nor debate.

In the historical Congress of Vienna, no delegates were assassinated

(some of them went off to fight in the 100 days war but thats another story).
However, this is a character delegation and it is continuous crisis so there is
the possibility that characters may perish during the course of the
conference. If your character does die you will not be penalised any points in
your grade so dont worry! The only changes that will come about due to a
characters death is that the student playing that character will not be
allowed to vote on resolutions and the characters death will likely become an
additional point to consider during debate.
Citations
"A Brief History of the Congress of Vienna." A Brief History of the
Congress of Vienna. Accessed March 14, 2017.
http://teacherweb.ftl.pinecrest.edu/snyderd/MWH/Projects/cov/History.htm.
"The Congress of Vienna (18141815)." Oxford Public International Law.
Accessed March 14, 2017. http://opil.ouplaw.com/page/congress-vienna-1814-
1815.
"About the Conference." The Congress of Vienna 1814-15: Making
Peace After Global War. Accessed March 14, 2017.
http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/congressofvienna/about/