post-Napoleonic era

In the post-Napoleonic era, European powers had to confront and adapt to the changes introduced by Napoleon despite his defeat. After Napoleon's fall, the European landscape saw significant reorganization, notably in Italy and Germany where some of his impacts remained pronounced despite efforts to restore pre-Napoleonic arrangements. Countries like Poland, southern Italy, and Spain experienced less pronounced changes compared to the core areas of Europe influenced by Napoleon.

Alexander Mikaberidze discusses in the podcast "The Lunar Society" how this era was characterized by reinvention rather than a simple rollback to the past. The post-Napoleonic era is often viewed as a conservative reaction, but it's crucial to note that most of the conservatives of this time were not anti-change; they were more concerned about the pace of change being managed in a gradual and controlled manner. This reflects in the way future reforms were accepted by powers like Prussia and Austria and even within France itself, which was adjusting to both return to monarchy and maintain some revolutionary changes 1.