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**Holy Alliance: Austria, Prussia, Russia **  //__Theme #18: __//// Efforts to restrain conflict: treaties, balance of power diplomacy, and international organizations. //   Formed in September of 1815, the Holy Alliance was proposed by Tsar Alexander I in order to repress liberal and revolutionary actions across Europe. Involved in this alliance was Tsar Alexander I of Russia, Francis I of Austria, and Frederick William III of Prussia. This alliance was simply a weak union of three countries based on their central belief in the Catholic religion. This fragile alliance was most effective at the Congress of Vienna starting in 1815. England was also supposed to be involved in the alliance; however they refused Alexander’s religious coalition. The main goal of this union was to restrain any form of conflict that would disrupt the peace and harmony across Europe.   McKay, John P., John Buckler, and Bennett D. Hill. __A History of Western society__. 7th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. 
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