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== Events ==
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* January 3 – [[Austrian Empire|Austria]], Britain, and Bourbon-restored France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against [[Prussia]] and Russia.
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* February 3 – The first commercial cheese factory is founded in [[Switzerland]].
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* February 4 – The first Dutch student association, the ''[[Groninger Studentencorps Vindicat atque Polit]]'', is founded in the Netherlands. The first rector of the senate is B. J. Winter.
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* February 6 – [[New Jersey]] grants the first American railroad charter to [[John Stevens (inventor, born 1749)|John Stevens]].
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* February 17 – The [[Reconquista (Spanish America)|Spanish reconquest of Latin America]] begins.
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* February 26 – [[Napoleonic Wars]]: [[Napoleon]] Bonaparte escapes from [[Elba]].
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* March 16 – [[William I of the Netherlands|William I]] becomes [[Monarchy of the Netherlands|King of the Netherlands]].
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* March 20 – [[Napoleonic Wars]]: [[Napoleon]] enters Paris, after escaping from [[Elba]] with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his ''[[Hundred Days]]'' rule.
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* April 24 – The [[Second Serbian uprising]] against [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule takes place in [[Takovo]], [[Ottoman Serbia]]. By the end of the year Serbia is acknowledged as a semi-independent state; the ideals of the [[First Serbian uprising]] have thus been temporarily achieved.
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* May 3 – [[Battle of Tolentino]]: [[Austrian Empire|Austria]] defeats the [[Kingdom of Naples]], which quickly ends the [[Neapolitan War]]. [[Joachim Murat]], the defeated King of Naples installed by Napoleon, is forced to flee to [[Corsica]], and is later executed.
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* June 9 – The Final Act of the [[Congress of Vienna]] is signed: A new European political situation is set. The [[German Confederation]] and [[Congress Poland]] are created, and the [[Country neutrality (international relations)|neutrality]] of Switzerland is guaranteed. Also, [[Luxembourg]] declares independence from the [[First French Empire|French Empire]].
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* June 15 – The [[Duchess of Richmond's ball]] is held in [[Brussels]], "the most famous ball in history".<ref>Longford, Elizabeth (1986). "194". In Hastings, Max (ed.). The Oxford Book of Military Anecdotes. pp. 230–234. </ref>
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* August 2 – [[Napoleonic Wars]]: Representatives of the United Kingdom, Austria, Russia and Prussia sign a convention at Paris, declaring that Napoleon Bonaparte is "their prisoner" and that "His safe keeping is entrusted to the British Government."<ref>Charles Jean Tristan, Count Montholon, ''History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helen'' (E. Ferrett & Company, 1846) p83</ref>
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* September 26 – Austria, [[Prussia]] and Russia sign a [[Holy Alliance]], to uphold the European status quo.<ref>Tim Chapman, ''The Congress of Vienna 1814-1815'' (Routledge, 2006) p60</ref>
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* October 15 – [[Napoleonic Wars]]: [[Napoleon]] begins his exile on [[Saint Helena]] in the Atlantic Ocean.
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* November 20 – The [[Napoleonic Wars]] come to an end after 12 years, with the British government restoring the status quo of France, prior to when the [[French Revolution]] began in 1789.
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* November 27 – The [[Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland]] is signed, creating [[Congress Poland]], a [[constitutional monarchy]] in [[personal union]] with the [[Russian Empire]], under terms agreed at the [[Congress of Vienna]].
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* December 7 – [[Michel Ney|Marshal Ney]] is executed in Paris, near the [[Jardin du Luxembourg]].
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The monarchies Austria, Prussia, and Russia form the Holy Alliance to repress liberalism and secularism in Europe. Its influence lasts for the rest of the century.
year 1815

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Event

EventStartEndDescription
Pax Brittanica18151915

 

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Births

TitleBornPlace of birthDiedSummaryDescription
Otto von Bismarck1 April 1815Germany
Schönhausen
Kreis Jerichow II
Province of Saxony
30 July 1898Deep politicianGerman deep politician, Chancellor of the German Empire 1871-1890
Granville Leveson-Gower11 May 1815London31 March 1891British Secretary of State who improved relations with the United States
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References

  1. Longford, Elizabeth (1986). "194". In Hastings, Max (ed.). The Oxford Book of Military Anecdotes. pp. 230–234.
  2. Charles Jean Tristan, Count Montholon, History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helen (E. Ferrett & Company, 1846) p83
  3. Tim Chapman, The Congress of Vienna 1814-1815 (Routledge, 2006) p60