Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Since such proposals were opposed by Britain and Austria, it allowed France to position itself as a supporter of legality, and divide the Four Powers. Talleyrand proposed the treaty to Lord Castlereagh and Klemens von Metternich, as a means of warning off Prussia and Russia. The three powers signed on 3 January 1815, agreeing to respond to an ...
On 31 March Talleyrand gave the key of the city to the Tsar. Later that day the Coalition armies triumphantly entered the city with the Tsar at the head of the army followed by the King of Prussia and Prince Schwarzenberg. On 2 April the Senate passed the Acte de déchéance de l'Empereur ("Emperor's Demise Act"), which declared Napoleon deposed.
Matters reached a diplomatic crisis point when the British rejected the idea of mediation by Tsar Alexander and, on 10 May, ordered Whitworth to withdraw from Paris if the French did not accede to their demands in 36 hours. [51] Last-minute attempts at negotiation by Talleyrand failed, and Whitworth left France on 13 May.
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 ...
Michael officially reigned as tsar, though his father, the patriarch Philaret (died 1633) initially held de facto power. However, Michael's descendants would rule Russia, first as tsars and later as emperors, until the Russian Revolution of 1917. Michael was succeeded by his only son, Alexis, who in turn was succeeded by his eldest son of his ...
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 ]
Napoleon and Tsar Alexander are shown in 1808 at the Congress of Erfurt listening to a performance of Nicolo Paganini's Caprice No. 24. In reality the piece was composed in 1817. The dressing down of Talleyrand during which Napoleon claimed that he was "shit in a silk stocking" [2] occurred in front of Napoleon's marshals rather than in private ...