felix prince zu schwarzenberg

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born Oct. 2, 1800, Krummau, Bohemia, Austrian Habsburg domain died April 5, 1852, Vienna, Austria Austrian statesman who restored the Habsburg empire as a European power. Entering the diplomatic service, he became a protégé of Prince Klemens von Metternich and served in several Austrian embassies. In the Revolutions of 1848, he helped Joseph Radetzky defeat rebel forces in Italy. As prime minister and foreign minister of Austria (1848-52), he secured the replacement of Emperor Ferdinand by Francis Joseph. He reestablished order in Austria with a new constitution that transformed the Habsburg empire into a unitary, centralized state. He also imposed the Punctation of Olmütz on Prussia

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Fe·lix prince zu schwarzenberg