Metternich's German Policy, Volume I: The Contest with Napoleon, 1799-1814 (Princeton Legacy Library, 1941)

This volume follows Metternich's career up to the restoration of the Bourbons in France. Originally published in 1963. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Preface 8 Contents 12 Chapter I Clemens Metternich , Count of the Holy Roman Empire 15 Chapter II the Decline and Fall of the Reich 37 Chapter III The War to Restore the Reich 70 Chapter IV War and Peace: the Maturing of a Foreign Minister 94 Chapter V 1809-1812: the Contest Suspended 131 Chapter VI The Grand Mediation Attempt 159 Chapter VII Rival Plans for Germany 199 Chapter VII Saving the German Sovereigns 231 Chapter IX Germany and Europe 262 Chapter X Rapprochement with Hardenberg and Castlereagh 293 Chapter XI Conclusion: the Contest Ended and Begun 325 Bibliography 339 Index 351