Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1819–1820

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Assassination of August von Kotzebue by Karl Ludwig Sand

   1819–1820

   Role: Political figure using event as pretext

   1. 123 March 1819 · Kotzebue's houseAssassination in Mannheim

      Sand visited Kotzebue's house in Mannheim on 23 March 1819 under a pseudonym and attacked the dramatist.

   2. 25 May 1820 · Mannheim HofgerichtLegal Sentencing

      The Mannheim court sentenced Sand to death in May 1820, leading to his execution and martyrdom.

Sources

1. August von Kotzebue Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
2. Karl Ludwig Sand Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15