In 1848, the Austrian Empire was on the verge of disintegration. Revolts in Italy, Hungary and Vienna, threatened to pull the fragile Habsburg Monarchy apart.
Yet, in just two years, Austrian power would have revived to a height even Metternich had failed to achieve. This was almost entirely the work of Prince Felix Schwarzenberg. From his appointment in 1848, he worked tirelessly to restore Franz Joseph's Empire to a place of power in Europe, and mastery over Germany.
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