Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de
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Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice De
French politician and diplomat. As bishop of Autun 1789–91 he supported moderate reform during the French Revolution, was excommunicated by the pope, and fled to the USA during the Reign of Terror (persecution of anti-revolutionaries). He returned and became foreign minister under the Directory 1797–99 and under Napoleon 1799–1807. He represented France at the Congress of Vienna 1814–15.
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