Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles-Maurice de

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• Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles-Maurice de — (1754 1838)    statesman    Born in Paris, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord, one of French history s most important statesmen and better known as Talleyrand, became lame as the result of a childhood accident and could not therefore enter… …   France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

• Talleyrand-Périgord,Charles Maurice de — Tal·ley·rand Pé·ri·gord (tălʹē rănd pĕrʹĭ gôr , tä lĕ räɴ pā rē gôrʹ), Charles Maurice de. 1754 1838. French politician and diplomat known for his capacity to survive political change. He held a variety of public offices during the French… …   Universalium

• Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de — (1754–1838)    A remarkable French foreign minister, with many political lives, serving in turn governments during the French Revolution, the First Empire, and the Bourbon restoration. Born in Paris into an aristocratic family, he was sent to the …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

• Talleyrand (-Périgord), Charles-Maurice de — born Feb. 2, 1754, Paris, France died May 17, 1838, Paris French statesman. Ordained a priest, he became bishop of Autun in 1788. Elected to represent the clergy at the Estates General (1789), he became the bishop of the Revolution by calling for …   Universalium

• Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de — ► (1754 1838) Eclesiástico y político francés, príncipe de Benevento. Comenzó su carrera con el antiguo régimen como obispo de Autun (1788 91) y diputado del clero en los Estados Generales (1789). Secularizado durante la Revolución, sirvió como… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice, Prince de — (1754 1838)    French statesman.    Index: Bk Foreign secretary under Napoleon, 81.    Bib.: For biog., see works of Taine, Mignet, Bastive, Lamartine, and Guizot …   The makers of Canada

• Talleyrand-Périgord — Talleyrand Périgord, Charles Maurice de …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord, par Pierre Paul Prud hon, 1809 (Château de Valençay)[1] …   Wikipédia en Français

• Charles-Maurice De Talleyrand — Périgord Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord 1er président du Conseil des ministres français …   Wikipédia en Français

• Charles-Maurice De Talleyrand-Perigord — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord 1er président du Conseil des ministres français …   Wikipédia en Français