Historedia
Person

Viscount Castlereagh

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1809–1815

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Viscount Castlereagh, 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. Castlereagh and Canning duel on Putney Heath

    1809

    Role: British Minister of War

    1. 21 September 1809 · Lord Yarmouth's estateDuel on Putney Heath

      Viscount Castlereagh and George Canning fought a pistol duel on 21 September 1809 at Putney Heath, resulting in Canning being wounded in the thigh.

  2. Final Act of the Congress of Vienna signed

    1815

    Role: Representative of the United Kingdom

    1. 1815 · ViennaEstablishment of Congress Poland

      Congress Poland was established as a semi-autonomous state in personal union with the Russian Empire, created from the Duchy of Warsaw.

    2. 8 June 1815 · ViennaCreation of the German Confederation

      The German Confederation was established by the 9th Act of the Congress of Vienna on 8 June 1815, replacing the Holy Roman Empire.

    3. 9 June 1815 · ViennaSigning of the Final Act

      The Final Act of the Congress of Vienna was signed on 9 June 1815 in Vienna, nine days before the Battle of Waterloo.

Sources

  1. Castlereagh–Canning duel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-27
  2. Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
  3. Congress of Vienna Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27