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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 was born in Paris into an aristocratic family which, though ancient and illustrious, was not particularly prosperous. [3] His father, Count Charles Daniel de Talleyrand-Périgord , was 20 years of age when Charles was born.
From his father's second marriage, [1] his younger half-sister was Dorothée de Talleyrand-Périgord (wife of Karl Egon IV, the Prince of Furstenberg and Count Jean de Castellane). His paternal grandparents were General Edmond de Talleyrand-Périgord , 2nd Duke of Dino and, later, the 2nd Duke of Talleyrand-Périgord , and Princess Dorothea of ...
Among his prominent family members were his uncle Louis de Talleyrand-Périgord and his aunt Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord (who married Henri de Castellane). His grandfather was the nephew of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord , the first Prime Minister of France (under Louis XVIII ) and the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom (under ...
His paternal grandparents were Louis de Talleyrand-Périgord and, his first wife, Anne Louise Charlotte de Montmorency. [4] Among his extended paternal family were Caroline Valentine de Talleyrand-Périgord (wife of Vicomte Charles Henri d'Etchegoyen), Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord , 4th Duke of Talleyrand-Périgord , [ 5 ] His great-aunt ...
Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord [1] (1301 – 17 January 1364) was a French cardinal, [2] from one of the most aristocratic families in Périgord, south-west France. Hélie was born at Périgueux , third son [ 3 ] of Elias VII, Count of Périgord, and Brunissende of Foix , daughter of Roger Bernard III, comte de Foix .
Cultural depictions of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (33 P) Pages in category "House of Talleyrand-Périgord" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
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