What is Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord?
[[File:Talleyrand 01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Talleyrand, deawing by [[Pierre-Paul Prud'hon]]]] '''Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord''' (2 February 1754 – 17 May 1838) was a [[French people|French]] [[diplomat]]. He was a [[bishop]] and worked successfully for [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]]. He changed sides and served the [[French Revolution]] and [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon I]]. When Napoleon started losing his wars, Talleyrand changed sides again and served [[Louis XVIII of France|Louis XVIII]]. He represented France at the [[Congress of Vienna]]. He changed sides once more and served [[Louis Philippe I]]. Since the beginning of the 19th century he was known simply as ''Talleyrand''. He is widely seen as one of the most pragmatic and influential diplomats in [[European history]]. He was known to accept [[bribe]]s from other European powers, especially while he served under Napoleon. ==Related pages== * [[A Vindication of the Rights of Woman]] * [[Mary Wollstonecraft]] == Other websites == * [http://www.talleyrand.org/ Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord 1754-1838] * [http://www.amis-talleyrand.asso.fr/ Society of friends of Talleyrand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212074443/http://www.amis-talleyrand.asso.fr/ |date=2007-12-12 }} * [http://www.batguano.com/catno12.html Career of Mme Grand, Talleyrand's wife] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de}} [[Category:1754 births]] [[Category:1838 deaths]] [[Category:French diplomats]]