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Biedermeier Vienna Where to See

Napoleon’s defeat of Austria was a humiliation for Biedermeier Vienna
Emperor Franz I. The French conqueror briefly occupied Napoleon’s partial demolition
Schönbrunn Palace, demolished part of the city walls, and of the city walls led to the
married the emperor’s daughter. After the Congress of creation of the Burggarten (see
p104) and the Volksgarten (p106).
Vienna, Franz I and his minister, Prince Metternich, imposed Domestic architecture flourished
autocratic rule in Austria. The middle classes, excluded – Biedermeier houses include the
from political life, retreated into the artistic and domestic Geymüllerschlössel (p162) and
pursuits that characterized the Biedermeier age. Revolution Extent of the City the Dreimäderlhaus (p133) – as
did the applied arts (pp84–5).
in 1848 drove Metternich from power but led to a new 1830 Today
period of conservative rule under Franz Joseph.
Biedermeier Chair
The 1848 Revolution This style of furniture
Prince Metternich This painting from 1848 by Anton Ziegler characterized the
The architect of the shows the revolution in Vienna, when the domestic aspirations of
Congress of Vienna, middle classes and workers fought Vienna’s middle classes
Metternich exercised together against Metternich. in the 1820s.
considerable political
influence for four decades.
In 1848 revolutionary mobs Schubertiade
drove him from Vienna.
Franz Schubert (see p40) wrote over 600 vocal pieces.
These were often performed at musical evenings such as
the one shown in this painting, An Evening at Baron von
Assembly of statesmen at the Congress of Franz Schubert Spaun’s, by Moritz von Schwind (1804–71).
Vienna, 1814–15, by Engelbert Seibertz The singer Michael Vogl playing the piano
The Congress of Vienna The Geymüllerschlössel, dating
from 1802, is home to Vienna’s
After the defeat of Napoleon Biedermeier museum.
in 1814, the victorious European
powers gathered in Vienna
to restore the established
order that had been severely The Grand Gallop
disrupted by the French Waltzes, popularized by Johann
emperor. The crowned heads Strauss I (the Elder) (see p40), were
and elected rulers of Europe extremely popular in the 1820s.
spent a year in the city, where
the court and nobility entertained
them with a succession of balls
and other diversions. The
outcome was the restoration
of reactionary rule across Europe,
which, although repressive in
many countries, managed to
maintain the peace until a
series of revolutions swept
across Europe in 1848.

1800 Vienna’s population 232,000 1811 Austria suffers economic Franz 1830 Vienna’s population 1846 Johann Strauss
collapse and state bankruptcy Grillparzer reaches 318,000 the Younger becomes
1806 The Holy Roman 1837 First railway music director of the
Empire ends after Franz II 1812–14 Napoleon 1827 Death of 1831–2 Cholera constructed court balls until 1870 1850 City population
abdicates and becomes defeated by Russia, Prussia, Beethoven epidemic reaches 431,000
Emperor Franz I of Austria England and Austria
1800 1810 1820 1830 1840
1805 First performance of 1809 Napoleon moves 1815–48 Period of political suppression 1828 Death 1845 Gas lighting
Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony into Schönbrunn Palace known as the Vormärz of Schubert introduced
and Fidelio in Theater an and marries Franz I’s 1814–15 Congress of Vienna 1825 Johann Strauss 1825 Johann Strauss 1831 The dramatist Franz 1831 The dramatist Franz 1848 Revolution in Vienna; Metternich
der Wien. Napoleon wins daughter Maria Louisa held; Austria loses Belgium but the Elder leads his the Elder leads his Grillparzer completes Des Grillparzer completes Des forced from office, and Emperor Ferdinand I
victory at Austerlitz gains parts of Northern Italy first waltz orchestra Meeres und der Liebe WellenMeeres und der Liebe Wellen abdicates to be replaced by Franz Joseph
first waltz orchestra
Napoleon Bonaparte

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