... of Habsburg strategic statecraft, this system of security endowed Austria with many of the attributes of hegemony at an affordable cost to itself, while creating conditions of European stability that lasted for half a century. Charles Archduke Congress of Vienna 1814–15 Metternich Klemens von time...

.... The chapter then considers a few broad principles of Habsburg strategic statecraft which stand out as potentially relevant in any era. Clausewitz Carl von grand strategy Habsburg Empire Charles Archduke Daun Leopold Joseph von Eugene of Savoy Prince interstitial powers military military conflicts...