Friedrich von Gentz

Overview

Friedrich von Gentz is Metternich’s chief political secretary and the appointed Secretary-General of the Congress of Vienna. A Prussian-born political writer and diplomat, Gentz is the intellectual engine behind Metternich’s diplomatic strategy. He is brilliant, vain, perpetually in debt, and deeply connected to Vienna’s social and political networks.

Campaign Role

Gentz functions as a social and political NPC in the Vienna chapter — part of the diplomatic landscape that gives the Congress its texture. He is referenced in session plans as a figure the party might encounter at social events or diplomatic functions.

Relationships

• Serves Klemens von Metternich — Metternich's chief political secretary and confidant
• Located at Ballhausplatz — Works at the State Chancellery
• Secretary of Congress of Vienna — Appointed Secretary-General of the Congress