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. 1794 Family moved to Vienna to escape a French invasion of the Rhineland. 1809 Became Foreign Minister of Austria. 1814-15 Played a key role at the Vienna Peace Settlement. 1821 Became Austrian Chancellor. 1848 Forced to resign and flee to England. 1859 Died. Metternich was a complex personality. Vain, arrogant and pompous, he was also extremely able. In 1819 he said: