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Back to Modern History SourceBook Modern History Sourcebook: Prince Klemens von Metternich: Political Confession of Faith, 1820 Prince Klemens von Metternich (1773-1859) was the leading figure in European government up until 1848. As political master of the Austrian Empire, he was the architect of an alliance system among the European powers after Napoleon's defeat - a system which tried to undo ...