Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Mächtekonzert
English translation:
power relations/balance of power
Added to glossary by
Jonathan MacKerron
Jul 2, 2002 09:38
21 yrs ago
German term
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
"das Mächtekonzert nach 1815"
German to English
Art/Literary
History
history
Context: history of international security issues.
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Eva Blanar
Hungary
Hungary
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Hungary
Nil satis nisi optimum
Native in: Hungarian
Works in: English to Hungarian, French to Hungarian, German to Hungarian, and 2 more.
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power relations
or the balance of power. Yes, this is a very specific period, but I don't think it is a period-specific term in history
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Comment: "I've selected 'balance of power' as the most appropriate for the given context. Thanks to all for your thoughtful input."
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Concert of Powers
There are some google hits for "Concert of Powers", also in connection with 1815.
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LegalTrans D
: see also the famous American historian Barbara Tuchmann
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modilingua
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The Concert of Europe after 1815
Overview
The Concert of Europe was formulated in 1815 as a mechanism to enforce the decisions of the Congress of Vienna. Composed of the Quadruple Alliance: Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Great Britain, its main priorities were to establish a balance of power, thereby preserving the territorial status quo, and to protect "legitimate" governments. Headed by Prince Metternich of Austria, the Concert of Europe was one of the first serious attempts in modern times to establish an international society to maintain the peace. This made it a significant event in world history, even though it only lasted for a few decades.
http://www.pvhs.chico.k12.ca.us/~bsilva/projects/concert/con...
I have also heard this referred to simply as the balance of powers.
HTH!
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Note added at 2002-07-02 16:24:31 (GMT)
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Actually, it appears \"The Concert of Europe\" refers to a treaty entered into in 1815. The term \"balance of powers\" refers to the concept or state of political equilibrium among the European powers in the period thereafter.\\
Entering \"balance of powers\" and 1815 into Google yields numerous relevant hits.
As far as I know, the \"Entente Cordiale\" refers to a different treaty, see:
First World War.com - The Entente Cordiale, 1904
... Source Material: The Entente Cordiale, 8 April 1904. The Entente Cordiale, an agreement
between Britain and France, resolved a number of longstanding colonial ...
www.firstworldwar.com/source/ententecordiale1904.htm - 27k
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Note added at 2002-07-02 16:28:24 (GMT)
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PS forgot to mention where I personally learned about the \"balance of powers\" concept relating to that period in history was in a college-level political science course on International Politics, though my degree is not in that field, and I am far from an expert. Good luck!
The Concert of Europe was formulated in 1815 as a mechanism to enforce the decisions of the Congress of Vienna. Composed of the Quadruple Alliance: Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Great Britain, its main priorities were to establish a balance of power, thereby preserving the territorial status quo, and to protect "legitimate" governments. Headed by Prince Metternich of Austria, the Concert of Europe was one of the first serious attempts in modern times to establish an international society to maintain the peace. This made it a significant event in world history, even though it only lasted for a few decades.
http://www.pvhs.chico.k12.ca.us/~bsilva/projects/concert/con...
I have also heard this referred to simply as the balance of powers.
HTH!
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Note added at 2002-07-02 16:24:31 (GMT)
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Actually, it appears \"The Concert of Europe\" refers to a treaty entered into in 1815. The term \"balance of powers\" refers to the concept or state of political equilibrium among the European powers in the period thereafter.\\
Entering \"balance of powers\" and 1815 into Google yields numerous relevant hits.
As far as I know, the \"Entente Cordiale\" refers to a different treaty, see:
First World War.com - The Entente Cordiale, 1904
... Source Material: The Entente Cordiale, 8 April 1904. The Entente Cordiale, an agreement
between Britain and France, resolved a number of longstanding colonial ...
www.firstworldwar.com/source/ententecordiale1904.htm - 27k
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Note added at 2002-07-02 16:28:24 (GMT)
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PS forgot to mention where I personally learned about the \"balance of powers\" concept relating to that period in history was in a college-level political science course on International Politics, though my degree is not in that field, and I am far from an expert. Good luck!
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Adalbert Kowal
: Konzert in German at that time had a meaning of "treaty", right.
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thanks, please see my clarification above
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gangels (X)
: This was really the "entente cordiale",always used by its French name
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please see my note above
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the drumbeat of international powers
following 1815...
Concert sounds too placid here, while drumbeat suggests the heralding of a new age, which certainly came to be in the wake of the Napoleonic wars.
Concert sounds too placid here, while drumbeat suggests the heralding of a new age, which certainly came to be in the wake of the Napoleonic wars.
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Communion of authorities
There were four powers in Europe at that time
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