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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (/ ˈ t æ l ɪ r æ n d ˈ p ɛr ɪ ɡ ɔːr /; [1] French: [ʃaʁl mɔʁis də tal(ɛ)ʁɑ̃ peʁiɡɔʁ, moʁ-]; 2 February 1754 – 17 May 1838), 1st Prince of Benevento, then Prince of Talleyrand, was a French secularized clergyman, statesman, and leading diplomat.
Duke of Talleyrand was a French noble title that was created in 1814 for the House of Talleyrand-Périgord. The title became extinct in 1968. Creation of the title
Portrait of Talleyrand is an 1808 portrait painting by the artist François Gérard of the French statesman Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord. [1] It is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art , in New York .
In many ways, the Secret Treaty was a triumph for Talleyrand, who had ended French diplomatic isolation and divided the Quadruple Alliance. He also limited Prussian gains to areas of Saxony that were largely Catholic and thus harder for the Lutheran state to assimilate, or not contiguous to Prussia, such as the Rhineland. His support of Saxony ...
The House of Talleyrand-Périgord (pronounced [talɛjʁɑ̃peʁiɡɔʁ]) is an ancient French noble house. A well-known member of this family was Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838), who achieved distinction as a French statesman and diplomat. [ 1 ]
Talleyrand, who had recently spent a few years in the United States, was openly concerned about the establishment of closer ties between the U.S. and Britain. The Directory, generally not well-disposed to American interests, became notably more hostile to them in September 1797, when an internal coup propelled several anti-Americans into power ...
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