a. Germany 1815–1847
Following the defeat of Napoleon, the geographical area we now know as Germany was not returned to as it had been in 1789; instead a Confederation of 39 states was created. Prussia was the dominant state in this confederation though Prince Clemens von Metternich, who directed Austria's foreign policy from 1809 until 1848 and who you have read about under Italy, was the dominant political figure within the...