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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, 1st Prince of Benevento, then Prince of Talleyrand, was a French secularized clergyman, statesman, and leading diplomat. After studying theology, he became Agent-General of the Clergy in 1780. In 1789, just before the French Revolution, he became Bishop of Autun. He worked at the highest levels of successive French governments, most commonly as foreign minister or in some other diplomatic capacity. He served as the French representative to the Congress of Vienna. His career spanned the regimes of Louis XVI, the years of the French Revolution, Napoleon, Louis XVIII, Charles X, and Louis Philippe I. Those Talleyrand served often distrusted him but found him extremely useful. The name "Talleyrand" has become a byword for crafty and cynical diplomacy.
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1754
Death
1839
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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord was a key figure in French diplomacy who lived between 1754 and 1839.
His career was unusually diverse, serving as a priest, bishop, politician, and writer.
Born in Paris, his political influence was so vast that his memoirs are a fundamental work for understanding French history.
Throughout his life, he wrote a total of 69 works exploring topics such as foreign relations and history.
His legacy endures as one of the most astute and complex diplomats in European history.