# Congress of Vienna and the Holy Alliance (1815)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1815-congress-of-vienna-and-the-holy-alliance
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At the Congress of Vienna Russia received most of the Duchy of Warsaw as the Kingdom of Poland under the tsar. Alexander I founded the Holy Alliance with Austria and Prussia. Alexander granted Poland a liberal constitution. Russia became the guarantor of the conservative order in Europe.

## Why it matters
Russia became the guarantor of the conservative order in Europe.

Ruler at the time: [Alexander I](https://history-russia.com/rulers/alexander-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Congress of Vienna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Vienna)
- [Wikipedia — Holy Alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Alliance)
- [Wikipedia — Russian Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Congress of Vienna and the Holy Alliance](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Congress+of+Vienna+and+the+Holy+Alliance)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)