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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French History, Biographies
Related Category: French History, Biographies
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand[tal´Erand´´, Fr. shArl mOrEs´ du tAlArAN´-pArEgOr´] Pronunciation Key, 17541838, French statesman and diplomat. Born into the high nobility, he was early destined for the Roman Catholic Church because of a childhood accident that left him partially lame. Despite Talleyrand's notorious impiety, he was made (1789) bishop of Autun by King Louis XVI.
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