The Sovereign Princes and free towns of Germany, animated with the mutual desire of carrying into effect the 6th Article of the Treaty of Paris of the 30th May 1814, and convinced of the advantages which will result to the safety and independence of Germany, and to the equilibrium of Europe, from their solid and lasting union, have agreed to form a perpetual Confederation, and have for this purpose invested with their full powers their Envoys and Deputies at the Congress of Vienna, viz.
His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, the Sieur Clement Wenceslas, Prince of Metternich Winnebourg Ochsenhausen, Knight of the Golden Fleece, Grand Cross of the Royal Order of St. Stephen of Hungary, Knight of the Order of St. Andrew, of St. Alexander Newsky, and of St. Anne of the First Class, Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Order of the Elephant, of the Supreme Order of the Annunciation, of the Black Eagle and of the Red Eagle, of the Seraphim, of St. Joseph of Tuscany, of St, Hubert, of the Golden Eagle of Wurtemburg, of Fidelity of Baden, of St. John of Jerusalem, and of several others; Chancellor of the Military Order of Maria Theresa, Curator of the Academy of the Fine Arts, Chamberlain, Privy Counsellor of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, his Minister of State, of Conferences, and of Foreign Affairs; his First Plenipotentiary at the Congress; and the Sieur John Philip, Baron Wessenberg, Grand Cross of the Royal Sardinian Order of St. Mauritius and St. Lazarus, and of the Royal Order of the Crown of Bavaria, Chamberlain, and Privy Counsellor of his Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, his Second Plenipotentiary at the Congress.
His Majesty the King of Prussia, the Prince Hardenberg, his Chancellor of State, Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, of the Red Eagle, of St. John of Jerusalem and of the Iron Cross of Prussia, of the order of St. Andrew, of St. Alexander Newsky, and of St Anne of Russia of the First Class, Grand Cross of the Royal Order of St. Stephen of Hungary, Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Order of St. Charles of Spain, of the Annunciation of Sardinia, of the Order of the Seraphim of Sweden, of the Elephant of Denmark, of St. Hubert of Bavaria, of the Golden Eagle of Wurtemburg, and of several others; and the Sieur Charles William, Baron Humboldt, Minister of State of his said Majesty, Chamberlain, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to his Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, of the Iron Cross of Prussia of the First Class; Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold of Austria, and of St. Anne of Russia of the First Class; of the Order of Merit, and of the Crown of Bavaria.
His Majesty the King of Denmark, the Sieur Günther, Count de Bernstorf, his Privy Counsellor of Conferences, Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of his Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, and his Plenipotentiary at the Congress; Knight of the Order of the Elephant, Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog, and of the Royal Order of St. Stephen of Hungary; and the Sieur Joachim Frederic, Count de Bernstorf, his Privy Counsellor of Conferences, his Plenipotentiary at the Congress, and Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog.
His Majesty the King of Bavaria, the Sieur Aloysius Francis Xavier, Count de Rechberg and Rotheulowen, Chamberlain and Privy Counsellor. Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Imperial and Royal Court; Grand Cross of the Order of St Hubert, Titular Commander of the Order of St George, and Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Merit of Bavaria.
His Majesty the King of Saxony, the Sieur John Augustus Furchtegott de Globig, his Privy Counsellor, Chamberlain, Counsellor of the Court and of Justice, and Confidential Referendary.
His Majesty the King of the Netherlands the Sieur Francis Christopher, Baron de Gagern; Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, and of their Serene Highnesses the Duke and Prince of Nassau, Grand Cross of the Order of the Golden Lion of Hesse, and of Fidelity of Baden.
