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Also Known As Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg-Beilstein
Born May 15, 1773 • Koblenz • Germany
Died June 11, 1859 (aged 86) • Vienna • Austria
Title / Office chancellor (1821-1848), Austria • foreign minister (1809-1848), Austria
Role In Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle • Congress of Laibach • Congress of Troppau • Congress of Verona • Congress of Vienna • Napoleonic Wars

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