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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (/ ˌ t æ l ɪ r æ n d ˈ p ɛr ɪ ɡ ɔːr /, 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.
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, communément appelé Talleyrand [N 1], né le 2 février 1754 à Paris où il est mort le 17 mai 1838, est un homme d'Église, un homme d'État et un diplomate français, actif du règne de Louis XVI à celui de Louis-Philippe, particulièrement pendant les périodes de la Révolution, de l'Empire et de ...
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent (born Feb. 2, 1754, Paris, France—died May 17, 1838, Paris) , prince de Bénévent was a French statesman and diplomat noted for his capacity for political survival, who held high office during the French Revolution, under Napoleon, at the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy, and under King ...
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (/ˌtælɪrænd ˈpɛrɪɡɔːr/, French: [ʃaʁl mɔʁis də tal(ɛ)ʁɑ̃ peʁiɡɔʁ, – moʁ-]; February 2, 1754 – May 17, 1838), 1st Prince of Benevento, then Prince of Talleyrand, was a French clergyman, politician and leading diplomat. After studying theology, he became Agent-General of th2 e ...
Oct 12, 2018 · Charles Maurice de Talleyrand (born February 2, 1754, in Paris, France—died May 17, 1838, in Paris), was a defrocked French Bishop, diplomat, foreign minister, and politician.
May 9, 2018 · The French statesman Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, Duc de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838), remains the classic case of a successful turncoat in politics. For half a century he served every French regime except that of the Revolutionary "Terror."
Initially a cleric, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord was chaplain in the parish of Saint-Pierre-de-Reims in 1775, in which capacity he was present at the coronation of Louis XVI. Made Abbot of the wealthy monastery of Saint-Rémi-de-Reims, he was ordained priest in 1779.
Mar 2, 2019 · Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord—Prince de Bénévent as of 1806—was born to an aristocratic family and studied for a career in the church, where he indeed succeeded thanks to influential family contacts, as well as his undoubted intelligence and persuasive manner.
Talleyrand remains the classic case of a successful turncoat in politics. For half a century he served every French regime except that of the Revolutionary "Terror." Source for information on Talleyrand, Charles Maurice de, duc de Talleyr-and-Périgord (1754–1838): Encyclopedia of European Social History dictionary.
TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD, CHARLES MAURICE DE French statesman; b. Paris, Feb. 2, 1754; d. Paris, May 17, 1838. He was the second son of Charles Daniel and Alexandrine Eléonore de Damas d'Antigny. Source for information on Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de: New Catholic Encyclopedia dictionary.
