CATEGORIES
|
Napoleon’s Foreign Minister
TALLEYRAND-PERIGORD, Charles Maurice de (1754-1838). French statesman and diplomat. Worked successfully from the regime of Louis XVI through the French Revolution and then under Napoleon I, Louis XVIII, Charles X and Louis-Philippe. In March 1778 he received a degree in theology and in 1779 he was ordained. Later he was excommunicated by the Pope. He became Foreign Minister when Napoleon was proclaimed Emperor. He accompanied Napoleon to a Congress of European sovereigns in Prussia. In Prussia he had secret talks with Tsar Alexander I, urging him to oppose Napoleon. In 1830 he helped Louis-Philippe to become king. Autograph letter signed, one page, on watermarked paper 183 (last number runs off paper). To a Dear Mr. Chadron, in French, in several lines Talleyrand invites Mr. Chadron to dine at his house. One fold with two minor chips in the papers edge not affecting any writing................$295.00
 |