Talleyrand: A Biographical Study (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781727340044)

Unique in his own age and a phenomenon in any, Charles-Maurice, Prince de Talleyrand, was a statesman of outstanding ability and extraordinary contradictions. He was a world-class rogue who held high office in five successive regimes. A well-known opportunist and a notorious bribe taker, Talleyrand's gifts to France arguably outvalued the vast personal fortune he amassed in her service. Once a supporter of the Revolution, after the fall of the monarchy, he fled to England and then to the United States. Talleyrand returned to France two years later and served under Napoleon, and represented France at the Congress of Vienna.

Author: Joseph McCabe
ISBN-10: 1727340043
ISBN-13: 9781727340044
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2018
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.70d