Conservatism In The 19th Century

The 19th century was a great period when a wide variety of philosophies were developed that is still in existence to date. This was the era when the need to define and categorize ideas that would shape and structure the society came into mind. The world changed in a major way with the Enlightenment, French and American Revolution and the great Industrial Revolution being the greatest contributors. The greatest thinkers ever in time were being disturbed by the situation of the working class, and nobody knew what to expect for the future. Was the society going to be a better place or was it changing for the worse? New ideologies were seen at this point in time such as liberalism, nationalism, and socialism among others. The oldest among them all conservatism was still in operation throughout this period, we are going to have a look at Prince Clement Von Metternich exemplary character at the same time.
Clement Von Metternich was such an individual who as a diplomat and a foreign minister, made sure the interests of his state were maintained. This was seen in action during the French upheaval when the French under Napoleon Bonaparte tried to enforce their power in Austria. As an Austrian ambassador to France in 1806, he was very keen and close to the French emperor. This came after the French had come in control of the Austrian Empire in a war that the Austrians