The first and main character is Prince Metternich, the Austrian Chancellor at that time.

Prince Metternich at the Congress of Vienna in 1815.

As we know, Prince Metternich was not the only person to be put into a diplomatic bag.

While in Vienna, he was a guest and friend of the Prince Metternich.

Every conference start with count de Ficquelmont and end with Prince Metternich".

A romance develops, with Prince Metternich and his army of spies intending to use the situation to further his own agenda.

After the Congress, Prince Metternich worked hard bolstering and stabilizing the conservative regime of the Restoration period.

In 1826 Týnec was bought by Prince Metternich.

In Germany, Prince Metternich promises roughly the same thing if the Rothschilds make the loan.

"Asia begins at the Landstrasse," that is, a few blocks east of downtown, Prince Metternich once said.