𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀… 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀.

The Congress of Vienna lasted 9 months and reportedly cost Emperor Francis I around 30 million guldens — equivalent to a year of state revenue. Balls, hunts at Schönbrunn, sleigh rides to Laxenburg, masquerades. France lost the war. Talleyrand still managed to enjoy himself enormously.

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