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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.
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 ]
The Ministry of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord was formed on 9 July 1815 after the second Bourbon Restoration under King Louis XVIII of France. It replaced the French Provisional Government of 1815 that had been formed when Napoleon abdicated after the Battle of Waterloo .
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 ...
He was the son of Alexandre de Talleyrand-Périgord (1813–1894), who was styled 3rd Duke of Dino, 1st Marquis de Talleyrand, and Valentine de Sainte-Aldegonde (1820–1891). His older sister, Clémentine Marie Wilhelmine, was married to Count Alexandre Orlowski, and his younger sister, Elisabeth Alexandrine Florence, was married to Count Hans ...
A daughter of Napoléon-Louis de Talleyrand-Périgord (1811–1898), duc de Dino et de Talleyrand and Rachel Élisabeth Pauline de Castellane, she spent her childhood in her father's vast estates in Prussia, where even as a very small child accompanied him on wolf hunts.
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.
Elizabeth Beers-Curtis de Talleyrand-Périgord, Marquise de Talleyrand (November 12, 1847 – March 30, 1933) [1] was an American heiress who married into the French aristocracy. Early life [ edit ]