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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince of Talleyrand

Date of birth
02-02-1754
City of birth
Paris
State of birth
France
Date of death
17-05-1838
City of death
Paris
State of death
France
Secondary readings
Wiki link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Maurice_de_Talleyrand-P%C3%A9rigord

French laicised bishop, politician, diplomat. Worked for successive French governments, mostly as foreign minister. He was Napoleon’s chief diplomat, working for peace in order to consolidate France’s gains. When Napoleon fell in 1814, Talleyrand took charge of the Bourbon restoration based on the principle of legitimacy. At the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815), he negotiated a favourable settlement for France.

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