Metternich: A dandy, womanizer, pompous fop and great diplomat

[@stemogstel22]

Can we take a moment to appreciate that Metternich helped get his country involved in a war that it lost in humiliating fashion, and he got promoted? That is called failing upward, and we can all learn from him.

[@angelsaltamontes7336]

"Learn"? Please. EMULATE? Ohhhhh, yes. In the words of Madge the Beautician, we're soaking in it!

[@madarah8533]

Its pretty easy actually: always claim victories as your own and deflect failure on someone else

[@faded_ink3545]

Ma boi Talleyrand deserves his own episode. He was such a snake and master of politics that Napoleon once called him “shit in silk stockings... his only loyalty is to Brie cheese”

[@littledikkins2]

An apt description, but in truth, the man actually served France not whoever held the throne or the Government at any particular time. Something that today is a given among Western Democracies in our Diplomats and political leaders.

[@DarialKuznetsova]

Now I'm intrigued.

[@meeeka]

Talleyrand went to the 1815 negotiations as the defeated Foreign Minister of France but left the proceedings with every advantage that post- Bonaparte France required ----and some said whatever France wanted. Talleyrand, the crippled younger son of an ancien regime noble family, was put into the Church for his career, in the Church he became a libertine. He was called to sit in the États-Générale, which became the Revolutionary National Assembly. After running from the Terror, he returned to work for France under Old Boney and then, post- Bonaparte France. He married a mistress because Bonaparte the Prude insisted, then, once married , he never had anything to do with her again. Only Talleyrand.

[@fidelio9301]

Don't forget Joseph Fouche.

[@brianjones3191]

Napoleon talking about loyalty is rich.

[@SgtBackbone]

I’m loving how you are doing so many bios about European people of influence during the mid-19th Century. They’re all overlapping and painting a more detailed picture of that time, 👍🏻

[@brianmessemer2973]

Indeed. Aggregate understanding.

[@codysodyssey3818]

@@leeroberts4850 What?

[@henry-thepizzaeater-morgan704]

@@leeroberts4850 history from below isn't really all that interesting

[@bjacobs9199]

The Crash Course channel is currently running a series called European History. After learning about Metternich there, I came to learn more about him here. Great job! For me, these two series provide some cross-fertilization. Thank you again for this fantastic channel!

[@jray5363]

The pieces are falling together, and painting a vivid picture! It’s fascinating to learn about these people that impacted history so much.

[@Chef_PC]

“A comically pompous fop” is now my new favorite insult.

[@napoleoninrags1346]

I would imagine "fop" to be a verb. Wtheck do I know

[@WolfMaiden11]

I had to laugh at that. 😂 I still am in stitches, and I don't think I'm going to stop anytime soon.

[@philkaseyewitness6912]

I love that

[@gensaikawakami341]

"Fop"? Wth is a Fop? I'm an American you gotta go slow: is it like a fap?

[@normalguyhere9158]

@@gensaikawakami341 it's like a person who likes to show themselves off basically like a peacock I think Google it though

[@jacobdavis7356]

Simon Whistler and everyone else who works at both top tens and bio graphics. I would like to thank you for putting as much hard work and dedication into what you guys do.

[@petrameyer1121]

Hard work? As the British and RUSSIANS at Waterloo? Or do you mean Austerlitz in FRANCE?

[@starbury64]

Talleyrand and Francis I of France deserve their own episodes. They historically lived fascinating lives.

[@angelsaltamontes7336]

Talleyrand had a crew of babes, called the Tally-Hoes.

[@rabemolon]

Metternich's system had effects on America too. A lot of Germans emigrated to America after the '48 revolutions. There are people speaking German in Texas in because of Metternich's system.

[@franciscomm7675]

Interesting

[@shelbynamels973]

One term I heard used to describe them was "Latin Farmers", because a lot of them were university students, fluent in Latin, or even ancient Greek, and now were making a living farming and other menial pursuits.

[@dubwn9421]

Lots emigrated to the Midwest too

[@anirudhsilai5790]

Very true - some of them even served with the Union in the Civil War, like Carl Schurz

[@angelsaltamontes7336]

Pity Metternich's cowboy hat didn't arrive in time!

[@humphrey4976]

“A master strategist to some, a vain buffoon to others” this man must be related to Boris Johnson

[@littledikkins2]

The way Johnson keeps getting boxed in by the House of Commons and the Courts, I'd say he isn't much of a tactician, just a bully who loses it when stood up to.

[@Nero-ox5tw]

He's intelligent, but he is no master strategist.

[@StefanMedici]

No one has confused Alexander Johnson as a master strategist. An opportunist, a self promoter, yes.

[@Benji-jj2bg]

Boris Johnson is the greatest leader our country has seen in the last hundred years. Thank God we have such a strong and professional leader to protect us.

[@adrianjohnson7920]

@@Benji-jj2bg I think you're right, but this only means we have been governed by clueless mediocrities for a century and the state of the country proves it. .

[@generalbeta9133]

Damn, I had no clue who this guy was, but the title was enough for me to click at this video. Besides, it was like always informative and fun.

[@Biographics]

It was probably too much but we are trying out some things today.

[@brokenwishbone422]

I think it was great

[@lisakaz35]

If you take Western Civ II or Modern History of Europe, you'll find him. Congress of Vienna (1814) is a BIIIIIGGG deal.

[@MaxiTB]

You must not be European then, everyone here learns about him in basic education ;-) The Congress of Vienna is the biggest diplomatic achievement ever. It was a template for the League of Nations and the United Nations, the concept of peace through trade was later again the foundation of the European Union. In other words, it pretty much was the origin of modern western global politics.

[@generalbeta9133]

@@MaxiTB, I am from Germany and I am not unfamiliar with history, I just didn't catch up with this and I didn't have that topic in school yet.

[@CaPoSeCToR]

First I was like: "Yeah, a video about Metternich! He was born in my hometown it'll probably get mentioned! And then you hit us with " one of the tiny states on the westbank of the rhine" I mean c'mon Biographics give my hometown "Koblenz" some credit haha

[@andreacvecic]

Bachs absolutism, Ban Jelačić haha

[@olluman123]

Atleast we have your comment at the top to give us that knoledge

[@maximilianrenner3195]

Ебаты немце😂😂😂

[@adityaisgreat21]

@The Infidel Infidel!

[@roguescape]

@@maximilianrenner3195 racist

[@timepickle8443]

The fun part is learning about these relatively unknown historical figures and also the fact checks for the occasional mistakes in the comments. Love this channel.

[@diedertspijkerboer]

That was a good one. I'd heard if Metternich, but never knew much about him, nor about that period in European history. Kudos to you for choosing a more obscure person for this episode.

[@Erizou90]

Fun fact: Mocking Metternich's lack of height, he was given the nickname "Millimetternich". (For those of you who mainly use inches and feet, a millimeter is about the width of a fruitfly.😇)

[@dewott8251]

He must have been furious over it

[@angelsaltamontes7336]

Fruitflies are pfat. A pfruitphly ran for the bantamweight championshiop in 1948, but he chickened out. Missed it by THAT much.

[@adrianjohnson7920]

@@dewott8251 No-- Metternich, and his adoring wife thought he was perfect. Metternich had a happy marriage, as his wife (granddaughter of the statesman Kaunitz) thought it perfectly natural that women fall madly in love with him, so all his affairs didn't bother her. They had many daughters who also adored him. Metternich annoyed Talleyrand at the Congress of Vienna because he was love-sick for the Duchess of Sagan (sister of Talleyrand's niece by marriage, his Embassy hostess, the Duchess of Dino ) The Duchess of Sagan was bored by Metternich and in love with Austrian Count Windishgratz (sp? he was a handsome nobody) although she slept with Metternich (and Czar Alexander, too) when the Count was away. However Talleyrand, wily diplomat, was sympathetic with advice to the lovelorn and coaxed Metternich to go along with him getting France into the Big 4, so that it became The Big 5. Talleyrand's mistress before the Congress of Vienna was The Duchess of Courland, the mother of both Duchesses; when she returned to her native Prussia, and after the Congress of Vienna, 62-year old Talleyrand and his 22-year old niece became lovers (in an open relationship), soulmates, and devoted to each other until Talleyrand's death at 84.

[@gew1898]

Austerlitz was fought in Moravia, part of the Austrian Empire (currently in the Czech Republic), not in France.

[@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676]

Correct

[@davidthompson6834]

Arnt you a clever chap

[@gew1898]

David Thompson I’ve been there on several occasions.

[@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676]

@@gew1898 When it was foggy? That's when it's best time to visit.

[@petrameyer1121]

@@davidthompson6834 He is an educated chap.

[@regular-joe]

The ads in the middle of the video didn't cut him off midsentence, as so many do - thumbs up for that. As well as for the variety of portraits of Metternich at different stages in life, and the great overall content and analysis.

[@Niko_P_Iskanius]

Could you make a video about Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland and the sixth president of Finland?

[@michealohaodha9351]

YES!

[@TheLewisPlaysHD]

Yes

[@Artur_M.]

Now you have to make a video about Talleyrand one day. Edit: Didn't you actually make one already? Was it removed for some reason?

[@purplecat4977]

Came to the comments to say this. Tallyrand, please!

[@TheGeekyHippie]

same here. *REALLY* wanna know more about this bloke now

[@charlesphiri264]

Read my mind

[@jeffridley2564]

he already did tallyrand

[@michaelball93]

A very enigmatic figure who goes unreported a lot. Make it happen.

[@miabhanage]

It's been like 4 videos per week now keep em coming loved this one as well!

[@juliemorrison8180]

The description of the Congress of Vienna #2 made me wish for a time machine.

[@mmescarlettziegfieldvonbis4551]

Yeah, some dude who's name I cant remember said that the Congress is not doing anything it's dancing.

[@adrianjohnson7920]

@ That was the delightful, impoverished, and beloved Prince de Ligne, a cultured, witty and literary Army general, who vies with Talleyrand for the title "first modern , cosmopolitan European." Catherine the Great had him as one of her lovers, and she had high standards for good looks, wit, dancing, riding, and swordsmanship as well as amatory skill. The Congress of Vienna was a glittering 3-ring circus of intrigue, spying, bribery, diplomatic skulduggery, and lavish entertainment. It would make a great romantic comedy suspense drama mini-series.

[@reynoldhadaway3546]

This story should be made into a movie.

[@lazarstevic4715]

Since Talleyrand was such resourcefull and adaptable man i think that he desereves his own video

[@azurikogahona1687]

My daily dose of knowledge... Wonderful!

[@WolfMaiden11]

I love how these videos reveal the true stories of the people being discussed, never sugarcoating the negative details, and even calling several of them out while also managing to be pretty funny.

[@amberkelly8055]

Love the title! Definitely caught my eye.

[@Biographics]

Good. We are trying something new.

[@lydiawinebrenner6957]

Love your videos! Could you please do a video on King Ludwig II, the Mad King of Bavaria?

[@giorgosmichael9142]

Metternich and Capodistria's animosity is better love story than Twilight.

[@kingbreloom2630]

Can you make a video on Zhang Xueliang or Chiang Kai-Shiek The first one is considered noble by many Chinese and even some Taiwanese.

[@charlesphiri264]

King Breloom 👍

[@markdillon7543]

Chiang Kai-Shrek*

[@squamish4244]

This show did Metternich, now it should do Talleyrand. Two phenomenal diplomats who established an order that endured for 100 years, alive at the same time.

[@adrianjohnson7920]

Metternich's half-hearted mistress during the Congress of Vienna was Willheimena, Duchess of Sagan, elder sister of Talleyrand's niece Dorothea, Duchess of Dino. Unhappy Metternich was besotted with Wilheimena, who was bored by Metternich; she only slept with him when her main squeeze, a handsome but unimportant Austrian count cavalry officer was out of town. Czar Alexander at one point was so angry at Metternich that he slept with the Duchess of Sagan )and made certain all Vienna knew) just to humiliate Metternich, and forbade Wilhemena to sleep with Metternich again; which amused her, as she was tired of him anyway. It is known that she attempted to seduce Talleyrand, but he was very discreet and good at keeping his private life private. I think he (diplomatically) avoided her: he was the soul of good taste. Also, Wilheimena was "not his type" (= slut). It is known (from the Vienniese secret police) that at this time Talleyrand and his niece despite being a formidable political power-couple, were just good friends who enjoyed running the French embassy and writing dispatches and reports to the king together. Uncle and niece only became lovers in 1816, after she ditched Count Clam-Martinez (or visa versa) in Venice, months after the Congress. Talleyrand back in Paris had grown heart-sick at her absence and the normally ice=cold diplomat wrote her such ardent letters begging her to come home that she left her handsome young lover to fling her 22-year old self into the arms of her 62-year old uncle . Dorothea was his companion, and last and greatest love, until he died 24 years later. (In private Dorothea called him Maurice; in public, she and their daughter Pauline called him Uncle)

[@virkez010]

0:15 you know, he's technically not wrong about Europe going through a huge transition in 1945 but... methinks Simon got the wrong century

[@fnzypnts]

There is so much that happened during this time. I love how you don't only talk about a single person but their cause and effect and others who played a big part in that. You're channel is awesome!

[@starscream548]

You guys should do some kind of timeline video with all the events that are intertwined with all the individuals you talk about

[@dalerobinson8051]

And bring down the Internet.

[@scoundrel1680]

Bio! Do Simon Wiesenthal "The Nazi Hunter"! Such an amazingly inspirational person in history who has very little coverage about him. Thanks for the amazing content :)

[@DomyTheMad420]

I freaking LOVE that guys' story. Id love a video on this!

[@scoundrel1680]

Domyras same!!

[@mielerodriguez5678]

Oh God. I so sick of holocaust stuff. Everyday it's rammed down our throats. I'm sick to death of it. Other genocides are available.

[@billygoats804]

I thought you were going to say Simon Whistler. Which would actually be pretty funny. Autobiography Now.

[@kcbh24]

@@mielerodriguez5678 yes, it is. You're going to have to deal with it. Why don't you make your own KZbin channel and do videos on all the genocides?

[@CrashingCrockery]

Oh my stars I do not even HEAR these after about the first two minutes as I am so taken with Simon's truly powerful and brilliantly coifed chest hair. Truly a male to behold (or BE held...)

[@philipargon4888]

This man along with Bismarck and Napoleon were the most influential men of 19th century Europe. It's a shame that people who don't know in depth European history are not aware of his influence.

[@kibinot]

Please Do a video on Robert "Bob" Denard, alias Gilbert Bourgeaud and Saïd Mustapha Mhadjou,was a French soldier and mercenary. Having served with the French Navy in the Algerian War, the ardently anti-communist Denard took part in the Katanga secession effort in the 1960s and subsequently operated in many African countries including Congo, Angola, Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe), and Gabon. Between 1975 and 1995, he participated in four coup attempts in the Comoro Islands. It is widely believed that his adventures had the implicit support of the French state, even after the 1981 election of the French Socialist Party candidate, François Mitterrand, despite moderate changes in France's policy in Africa

[@michaelbatts5655]

Another excellent(and humorously witty! Love it!) daily dose of history, Professor Whistler!

[@foxyshabazz]

In March 1814 Napoloeon was still just about in power. His return from Elba was March 1815.

[@GeorgePerakis]

Do a video on the man who opposed Metternich and toppled the Ottomans, the Father of Greek Independence, Alexander Ypsilantis, or his greatest ally in Russian court and first head of the modern Greek State, Ioannis Kapodistrias.

[@persebra]

there is a town here in Michigan, U.S., named Ypsilanti. Until you posted your comment, I had no idea it was a Greek name. it turns out that it was named after your homeboy's brother. "The name was later changed to Ypsilanti in 1829 in honor of Demetrius Ypsilanti. Ypsilanti was a hero in the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire."

[@Zircillius]

Wait, Alexander wanted to liberate the Poles?? My Euro history isn't great, but didn't Russia partition and annex part of Poland 2 decades prior? Also, I remember reading that Napoleon's promise to restore the Polish state caused major friction between him and Alexander when they were "allies", as the latter (according to Andrew Roberts) was opposed to giving them back their country. Am confuse

[@jonathanallard2128]

15:50 Wait did you say the Russians? It was the Prussians my man.

[@Awksheeta]

Yh! u r right

[@Hela03]

Well that was a.... different title

[@kcbh24]

Yes.. it's amazing what may be accomplished when one has a colorful, brilliant vocabulary. The world should take note.

[@robmil6444]

My OCR history paper was on his impact on German revolution few weeks too late...

[@robmil6444]

If anyone else did that paper, the interpretation is being reviewed for having been too difficult

[@reyreyes7285]

Your videos are amazing.

[@shadysif6220]

I wonder if Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein is related to Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Furst Von Metternich Winneburg-Beilstein.....hmm.

[@veltliner71]

Hm - and who was Fürst Clemens Wenceslaus Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein?

[@stayrospaparunas3062]

Gangstas ve multiple names

[@littledikkins2]

If memory serves, the same person.

[@marloyorkrodriguez9975]

wait his name is Lothar, he must be from Azeroth!

[@shelbynamels973]

@@marloyorkrodriguez9975 There simply aren't enough people named Nepomuk.

[@aaronbonogofsky4463]

You should do a biographic on Simo Hayha, confirmed 505 sniper kills against the Soviet Union during the Winter War. Great job on your lyudmila pavlichenko bio!

[@rockyblacksmith]

There is a fair argument to be made that Metternichs system was set up for failiure as well. He didn't allow the people to govern themselves, and as 1848 showed, the people needed some way to vent their anger from time to time. The monarchs in the late 19th century were less about opressing their peoples, but making the others the enemy, so that they could have internal stability. The most prominent example of this was the animosity between Germany and France, which lasted from the Franco-Prussian war until after WW2. And in Germany, we will always remember him as the man who made sure we didn't get a democracy when we asked for it. Instead, we got a militaristic monarchy a few decades later, and everyone knows where that ended.

[@starbury64]

I really enjoyed this video, but can you one on Talleyrand, Ambassador Genet, and Castlereigh as well? It's only fair. Also John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Gage.

[@alejandrokaplan7243]

Can you do a video on all of those diplomats at the Congress of Vienna These all seem interesting

[@rustyhumanbeing]

Please do Terence McKenna. He was one of the greatest psychedelic thinkers of any time, including ours. His call for an archaic revival and his warning about succumbing to culture is exactly what is needed in these troubled times.

[@mathiass1999]

This is actually making me appreciate the European Union.

[@frankoldham6176]

GREAT SHOWS!!!

[@jimothyhimony]

I love your channel.

[@Aldarinn]

I remember suggesting this. Thank you so much Simon

[@mariemorin4788]

Ok, it was like my Modern Europe classes but in 20 minutes. Nice video.

[@Geep615]

Post WW1 Europe could have done with a Metternich

[@lisakaz35]

I think someone at Versailles thought about that but the public and some reps there were so against Germany and so determined with their animosity that it didn't happen. This is a danger when the public/mob/popular will has sway over diplomacy. Metternich didn't have to deal with this. If you read Jane Austen, you can hardly tell these wars exist when they might have. The scale of warfare (so popular input) was different.

[@ThatFanBoyGuy]

Or an Otto von Bismarck

[@shelbynamels973]

@@lisakaz35 It would be interesting for somebody to do a video comparing the (relative) success of Vienna with the absolute failure of Versailles, considering that even today we are living with the effects of the ill-considered Sykes-Picault agreement. Maybe re-arranging the map on a global scale was just too monumental a task.

[@lisakaz35]

@@shelbynamels973 Good point. Seems a lot of map drawing hasn't moved much since WWII. I think.

[@shelbynamels973]

@@lisakaz35 Damnit, lost my post. To summarize in brief, there was a lot of movement not just in Germany and Austria, but also in the Middle East, Africa, and not to forget, Vietnam. Wished I could go into detail, but I gotta run. Sorry.

[@Mj-fx9no]

And thank you your video about metternich is amazing

[@josephteller9715]

Thank You. An excellent video that covers both the man and the events that are totally ignored by American schools (They mention Napoleon at best in regards to the Louisiana Purchase and the War of 1812, which were sideshows at best to what leads to the Treaty, and almost never cover the treaty and what follows as they get too self focused).

[@angelsaltamontes7336]

Fortunately for Simon, and the entire team including ourselves, there 's more history to ignore all the time and American schools are aggressively ignoring it.

[@nyazmustafa8994]

Thank you for the lecture. Can you make a video for Charles M. Talleyrand-Périgord appreciated !

[@lps2013]

Hello @Biographics team I’dd love to see something about Kurt Landauer, a former jewish president off Bayern Munich before and after the second world war. Under his leadership they became german champions for the first time in 1932 and he was Jewish which ment that he had to step down a year later because it was getting a bit to dangerous but he kept doing his job in the background. He was later captured by the nazis and was transported to Dachau where he was allowed to leave because I believe that he got a medal in the first world war but the nazis did kill his siblings in a concentration camp. He then escaped to switserland. Later in a friendly game in switserland, the players were explicitly told beforehand not to seek contact with their former club president or there would be consequences. (sidenote, the Bayern Munich captain burried the silverwhere they had won in his garden so the nazis couldn’t take it away from them) After the game they spotted him in the stands and many of the players linded up in front of him and started clapping to show their support. I think that those players were then punished by being sent to the front lines because someone of the nazi government saw this open act of resistance. After the war he initially wanted to leave to America but eventually decided to go back to Munich and rebuild the club. He made it possible to play football again and rebuild the stadium together with 1860 Munich (which supported the nazis during the war) at the Grünwalder Strasse where now the stadium is shared between 1860 and Bayern Munichs second team. I think that is a very interesting story and I am a fan off the football club so so I dd'love to see something about it.

[@happy-go-commie]

"Yet one of of..." in the title. Please correct. Lots of commenters saying they haven't heard of this guy. He was essential reading after the post-Napoleonic era of Europe. We studied him in high school World History ffs. In a school in Southeast Asia. And they look down on our education system for cying out loud.

[@Recon3Y3z]

Today I found out on TopTenz... "IT'S TOO BAD REALLY."" 😂😂😂

[@elliotjohns8534]

Around 4:30 it sounds like your talking about a mimic. Also you guys should do Gary Gygax.

[@stevecannon1774]

Would love an episode on Albert Schweitzer. A great man with a philosophy that I wish more today were familiar with. It could change the world if kids learned about him in school.

[@angelsaltamontes7336]

I agree with you about Dr. S., but hold no optimism re your hopeful conclusion. Education is old-school, man.

[@tianx9275]

Considering the status of Austria after Napoleonic war and how it is still not a country that faded into obscurity, Metternich is probably the greatest diplomat even up to this day.

[@seamasoliathain7781]

Any chance of Michael Collins, padraig Pearce or Eamon de Valera, the men who changed Irish history, and inspired future rebellions in India, Spain, Germany and Italy

[@ljd6245]

You should think about making a video about Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (1770-1861), a Polish-born high-ranking diplomat of the Russian Empire who was also present at the Congress of Vienna. He had a very long and eventful life, eventually turning against the Russians and fighting for the rebirth of Poland from Paris.

[@donaldwhittaker7987]

Good summary. Good pix of the principals. Thank you.

[@mariaeguchi1533]

Thank you! I'll be Metternich in a MUN session and this is so helpful1

[@friendlyjew7278]

Great video bro👍 sorry about your cancer I hope you get better

[@Icebassh]

Hi Biographics, really great work. Since you mentioned Talleyrand, can we do him next please?

[@mnbalfour1985]

Where's your "SW" (for Simon Whistler) neon light in the background? It's a must have for your videos.

[@davidkiabel1765]

I'd love to see your analysis of Metternich's contemporary, Talleyrand.

[@keelyleilani1326]

The Napoleon miniseries from 2002 has Metternich and Talleyrand both in it. It's a historically accurate movie and well worth watching.

[@grmpEqweer]

This was a good one. Thanks, guys.

[@OldSkoolWax]

Lord Castlereagh was Irish. The chairs used in the Congress are in Mount Stewart house in County Down. Each nation had its own seat with it's own arms woven into it.

[@Haze-Li]

I love your channel it's awesome and I watch all new videos as soon as they come out

[@HSMiyamoto]

Isn't it ironic that Bismarck was the spiritual successor of Metternich? Both men sought to preserve European order by keeping historical adversaries reliably strong.

[@damiand7000]

Hannah Miyamoto hi Hannah

[@HSMiyamoto]

@@damiand7000 Hi, Charles!

[@viniciuscaldas6854]

who would be Talleyrand's spiritual successor?

[@hectormoreles8929]

Another suggestion? A video on Giuseppe Tartini, composer of the "devil's trill sonata". Its said that the devil came to him in a dream and played the most beautiful piece of music he'd ever heard. He awoke abruptly to attempt to recreate the music and the outcome was what eventually came to be devil's trill sonata. Despite it's massive success, though he has said that it will never compare to the beauty of the one in his dreams

[@MonteCristoAUS]

Have you ever thought about doing a biography of Talleyrand? It would make a good counter to this one

[@vivek27789]

That motherfuckin son of a snake.😂😂😂😂😂

[@andrewjoeljackson4653]

My suggestion on a future biographics: Dutty Boukman, one of the key players in the Haitian Revolution

[@johnbockman6078]

Many of the 1848 revolutionaries in Germany emigrated to the US and brought their ideals of freedom and justice into the US Civil War.

[@jeremiahtisdell4823]

1:14 what is this painting, reminds me of Rudoph Von Alt, an Austrian painter

[@nadinehesham3407]

Thank you for this highly informative video. I'm studying a course on the development of international relations and I'm doing a paper on Metternich. This video has helped me a lot :)

[@claytonmetternich7814]

Fun bio to watch. Thank you for the great content.

[@ronnieeastep4246]

I've watched many of your videos and love them alllllll!! I did have have to laugh at myself though I was waiting for you to bring up 1848 I was saying to myself here comes 1848🤣🤣

[@oontgrad]

If you search youtube for "metternich audiobook" there is a long biography and a few lectures on the guy and his "metternich system", i recommend downloading them to mp3 and giving them the ol' listen. I've started the biography audiobook and it is great. Also, there is a result titled "metternich rap" if you keep scrolling, and it is amazing.

[@gaylonjohnson904]

Love the videos Simon!! Keep up the great work

[@davidyoung2111]

Wow, thank for doing videos on lessee knows like Metternich. I love hearing about the guys behind the scenes. What the advisors or ministers thought about decisions their Kings, Presidents, Sultuns etc made.

[@waverider8549]

Would you please cover the practical anarchist Nestor Makhno. Military innovator, peasant, exile, prisoner.

[@thebrocialist8300]

The fifth columnist

[@oekalaboekala]

Could you please make a bio on Robert Emmet, a young, highly intelligent, highly creative Irish patriot who died an early, tragic death after leading a failed rebellion against British rule in Ireland?

[@ben5056]

Correction: Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo by the British and Prussians not the Russians

[@state_song_xprt]

Loving the Great European Statesmen of the 19th Century series. Do Tsar Alexander II next!

[@kanyaratketsuwan3796]

Very helpful clip thank you!

[@trisarathops]

Awwww ☺️ the pronunciations may be off but it sounds sooo cute 🌟🤩🌟 it’s adorable! You should do the thing Screen Junkies used to to where people write words/names from different countries/in different languages in the comments and you say them at the end of the video

[@adricortesia]

As a German, the only thing I knew about that guy was the sparkling wine named after him "Fürst von Metternich Riesling Sekt" so Thanks Simon for this video!

[@papa_puff4933]

I’ve been waiting for this one thank you so much!!!!!!

[@bytheway1031]

🎂Prince Metternich 05-15-2022

[@donsandsii4642]

Tellyrand needs a video. He remained in power through all the French wars still on top

[@civilunific]

@5:22 You say the armies met in France at Austerlitz but Austerlitz is in the Czech republic.

[@jameskosusnik1102]

Czechia* its Czechia now not Czech Republic.

[@shelbynamels973]

@@jameskosusnik1102 Only people who need to know got the memo. If you didn't get the memo, it means you didn't need to know. Simple, really.

[@stevecosmolove1045]

Simon I want to know your coffee or caffeine routine, you are always on it and crank these out with the quickness of a ninja!

[@mikeymorrison272]

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