Klemens von Metternich was born in 1773, the son of a diplomat, in what is modern day Koblenz, Germany. He would not visit Austria until he was thirteen years old, or even live there until he was seventeen.
Klemens von Metternich
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Klemens von Metternich was born in 1773, the son of a diplomat, in what is modern day Koblenz, Germany. He would not visit Austria until he was thirteen years old, or even live there until he was seventeen.