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Bookmark or Share- The Complex Life of Charles Maurice De Talleyrand - ThoughtCoCharles 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. Alternately renowned and reviled for his tactical skills of political survival, Talleyrand served at the highest levels of the French government for nearly half a ...
- The Indispensable Talleyrand - Hoover InstitutionIn line with Duff Cooper’s classic Talleyrand from 1932, David Lawday in Napoleon’s Master: A Life of Prince Talleyrand hails him as a master politician and true patriot who helped rid the world of Napoleon.
- Charles Maurice De Talleyrand - Encyclopedia.comThe 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."
- The sinister genius of Talleyrand: Napoleon’s most powerful ...Talleyrand represented the defeated France against the victorious allies — Britain, Russia, Austria, and Prussia. Nevertheless, he managed to secure a more favorable outcome for France by preventing complete territorial dismemberment and maintaining its major power status.
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord - WikipediaCharles-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.
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