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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord 1754-1838

Very Good First Edition Published By Collins of Great Britain in 1973 By Bernard. Dj Has Tear On the Back Cover.

Talleyrand: Betrayer and Saviour of France [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] Robin Harris ... 0719565596

The arrival of Charles-Maurice, Prince de Talleyrand-Perigord, as French ambassador in London in September 1830, was regarded as a great event by the British government. Two months earlier the July Revolution in Paris, overthrowing the reactionary rule of Charles X, had brought the liberal Louis-Philippe to the throne. Talleyrand, the best-known diplomat in Europe, had emerged from retirement at the age of 76 to lend his support to the new monarchy and to confirm its acceptance by the other European powers.Few people had aroused more controversy than Talleyrand. A former bishop whose love affairs were notorious, and a turncoat who had abandoned every master he had served, he was widely detested by the French public. But he was greeted as a celebrity in London, where the July Revolution - foreshadowing Britain's own Reform Bill - had been hugely popular. London society had not yet acquired the virtuous tone of the Victorian era.The easy-going morals of the Regency had carried on into the reign of William IV, and the fact that Talleyrand's niece by marriage, the Duchess of Dino, 37 years his junior, was not only his hostess but reputedly his mistress, merely added to theinterest he induced.Talleyrand had arrived in London at a perilous moment. Revolution had broken out in Belgium, where the Belgians demanded independence from Holland to which they had been forcibly joined in 1815. The autocratic powers of Russia, Austria and Prussia threatened war to restore the status quo. It was largely thanks to Talleyrand's diplomatic skills and his close collaboration with the British that the creation of Belgium as a constitutional monarchy was peacefully achieved.Talleyrand's four years in London were the last and, in his own opinion, the most important of his diplomatic career. Linda Kelly's sparkling narrative brings the period to life, providing a fascinating picture of one of Europe's greateststatesmen as he appeared to English eyes.

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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, for half a century mastermind of the French state, a figure of infinite fascination, embodied - and to an extraordinary degree directed - the most tumultuous era in French history. Born into one of France's noblest families, rejected as a cripple by his parents and given willy-nilly to the Church, he turned his unwanted fate into dazzling personal triumph. The revolution that guillotined his fellow aristocrats saw him serve as a member of the Committee on the Constitution. He held ministerial office through the Directory and the Consulate and was instrumental in both Napoleon's rise and fall (he was prime architect of the Congress of Vienna). After Waterloo he served as president of the provisional government, then engineered the return of the monarchy and again held high office. His biography is the biography of his country during his time, and therefore of Europe. And what a biography Jean Orieux has written! Here is Talleyrand the man of awesome and supple mind. Here is the priest who was notorious as a womanizer, who amassed a huge personal fortune and a principality; the prince who was a shrewd historian; the connoisseur and patron of the arts; the premier statesman of France; the puppet master of Europe, manipulating Metternich and Wellington. Here, finally, is the man supremely in control, who directed his own deathbed scene as brilliantly as he had organized Napoleon's coronation. Protean man of wit, courage, passion, sense, he was the ultimate pragmatist, always working for France's advantage and his own, always unabashedly admitting it. When his barber asked him, "You have had all possible titles: Bishop, Minister, Prince; what do people call you when they talk about you?" Talleyrand answered: "Nothing good." A verdict shared by generations of moralistic biographers - and triumphantly reversed in Orieux's massive, elegant, witty, and marvelously readable volume.

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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, for half a century mastermind of the French state, a figure of infinite fascination, embodied - and to an extraordinary degree directed - the most tumultuous era in French history. Born into one of France's noblest families, rejected as a cripple by his parents and given willy-nilly to the Church, he turned his unwanted fate into dazzling personal triumph. The revolution that guillotined his fellow aristocrats saw him serve as a member of the Committee on the Constitution. He held ministerial office through the Directory and the Consulate and was instrumental in both Napoleon's rise and fall (he was prime architect of the Congress of Vienna). After Waterloo he served as president of the provisional government, then engineered the return of the monarchy and again held high office. His biography is the biography of his country during his time, and therefore of Europe. And what a biography Jean Orieux has written! Here is Talleyrand the man of awesome and supple mind. Here is the priest who was notorious as a womanizer, who amassed a huge personal fortune and a principality; the prince who was a shrewd historian; the connoisseur and patron of the arts; the premier statesman of France; the puppet master of Europe, manipulating Metternich and Wellington. Here, finally, is the man supremely in control, who directed his own deathbed scene as brilliantly as he had organized Napoleon's coronation. Protean man of wit, courage, passion, sense, he was the ultimate pragmatist, always working for France's advantage and his own, always unabashedly admitting it. When his barber asked him, "You have had all possible titles: Bishop, Minister, Prince; what do people call you when they talk about you?" Talleyrand answered: "Nothing good." A verdict shared by generations of moralistic biographers - and triumphantly reversed in Orieux's massive, elegant, witty, and marvelously readable volume.

Very Good First Edition Published By Collins of Great Britain in 1973 By Bernard. Dj Has Tear On the Back Cover.

The Lives of Talleyrand is a study of the character and actions of the man who so profoundly influenced the destiny of the French Revolution and helped to shape the contours of all Europe as well. The requisite historical background is of course given, but it is the many-faceted personality of Talleyrand which the author has made it his task to portray--and he has done so with discrimination and wit.

Débauche, corruption, sacrilège, parjure et autres traîtrises, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord traîne derrière lui un cortège d'accusations où rien ne manque, pas même le crime. Et pourtant, sous l'orage, ce prince " sans grimace, ni sourire " ne tremble ni ne recule, même lorsqu'il croise des Indiens prêts à le scalper au fin fond d'une forêt américaine. Né sous Louis XV, mort sous Louis-Philippe, l'homme des trois sacres et des treize serments, le virtuose du congrès de Vienne se révèle soucieux de la grandeur de l'État, comme de sa propre grandeur, face à la postérité. Talleyrand n'écrit pas pour raconter sa vie ou pour rendre fidèlement compte des événements extraordinaires de son temps. De 1812 à 1838, le " Diable boiteux " va écrire et réécrire ses Mémoires au regard des circonstances politiques dans lesquelles il s'est trouvé ; il va les écrire pour le présent, en cherchant à s'ouvrir durablement la route du pouvoir, et pour les générations futures, en donnant la mesure exacte d'un homme d'État qui, décidément, aurait de " l'avenir dans l'esprit ". D'une certaine manière, on pourrait dire qu'avec lui, pendant les affaires, les affaires continuent. On aura compris que le Talleyrand des Mémoires n'est pas tout Talleyrand. Voici pourquoi il nous a paru judicieux de publier également une remarquable correspondance inédite du prince avec l'une de ses amies les plus chères, Marie-Antoinette de Bauffremont. On découvre un autre Talleyrand, l'homme du cœur, de la fidélité, la " vieille machine aimante ", comme il l'écrit lui-même, bien éloigné de " l'image scintillante du mal " que l'on a voulu trop rapidement faire de lui.

Mémoires du prince de Talleyrand. V. 1832-1834. Index / publ. avec une préf. et des notes, par le duc de Broglie, ...Date de l'édition originale: 1891-1892Sujet de l'ouvrage: France -- Relations extérieures -- 1815-1848 -- Récits personnelsFrance -- 1789-1815 -- Récits personnelsLe présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la littérature Française mise en place avec la BNF.HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant numérisé ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant à la demande.Certains de ces ouvrages reflètent des courants de pensée caractéristiques de leur époque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jugés condamnables.Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins à l'histoire des idées en France et sont susceptibles de présenter un intérèt scientifique ou historique.Le sens de notre démarche éditoriale consiste ainsi à permettre l'accès à ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune façon le contenu.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

Lawday explores in detail Talleyrand’s perverse relationship with Napoleon, whom he fought with flattery, courtesy and an alarmingly straight face. Quite as much as the Duke of Wellington, it was this club-footed genius of French diplomacy who defeated the great conqueror and delivered France and all Europe from the Emperor’s follies.

Born into the high aristocracy, where rank meant more than wealth, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord was to become one of the great politicians of all time. His early career in politics was marked with turmoil: a liberal who saw the need to curb the powers of the monarchy, Talleyrand fled from France when the violence of the revolution turned extreme in 1792, first to England and then to the United States. It was not until his return to France after the dust had settled in 1796 that his star would begin to rise in earnest.First, he was appointed Foreign Minister. In this position, he aligned himself with the charismatic general who would become Emperor of France: Napoleon Bonaparte.In the course of the next three decades, Talleyrand would prove himself perhaps the most adept politician of all time: his political pliability allowed him to survive the fall of Bonaparte and the consequent second Bourbon restoration. He was in the shadow of power in Europe through more upheaval than perhaps any other person of his generation.Napoleon’s Master is a riveting portrait of an eternally fascinating man.

Talleyrand, one of history's most vilified and unprincipled men, is also one of its most civilized. This Machiavellian statesman helped make and break both the French Revolution and Napoleon. The Third Lion captures his essence.

Débauche, corruption, sacrilège, parjure et autres traîtrises, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord traîne derrière lui un cortège d'accusations où rien ne manque, pas même le crime. Et pourtant, sous l'orage, ce prince " sans grimace, ni sourire " ne tremble ni ne recule, même lorsqu'il croise des Indiens prêts à le scalper au fin fond d'une forêt américaine. Né sous Louis XV, mort sous Louis-Philippe, l'homme des trois sacres et des treize serments, le virtuose du congrès de Vienne se révèle soucieux de la grandeur de l'État, comme de sa propre grandeur, face à la postérité. Talleyrand n'écrit pas pour raconter sa vie ou pour rendre fidèlement compte des événements extraordinaires de son temps. De 1812 à 1838, le " Diable boiteux " va écrire et réécrire ses Mémoires au regard des circonstances politiques dans lesquelles il s'est trouvé ; il va les écrire pour le présent, en cherchant à s'ouvrir durablement la route du pouvoir, et pour les générations futures, en donnant la mesure exacte d'un homme d'État qui, décidément, aurait de " l'avenir dans l'esprit ". D'une certaine manière, on pourrait dire qu'avec lui, pendant les affaires, les affaires continuent. On aura compris que le Talleyrand des Mémoires n'est pas tout Talleyrand. Voici pourquoi il nous a paru judicieux de publier également une remarquable correspondance inédite du prince avec l'une de ses amies les plus chères, Marie-Antoinette de Bauffremont. On découvre un autre Talleyrand, l'homme du cœur, de la fidélité, la " vieille machine aimante ", comme il l'écrit lui-même, bien éloigné de " l'image scintillante du mal " que l'on a voulu trop rapidement faire de lui.

Born into the high aristocracy, where rank meant more than wealth, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord was to become one of the great politicians of all time. His early career in politics was marked with turmoil: a liberal who saw the need to curb the powers of the monarchy, Talleyrand fled from France when the violence of the revolution turned extreme in 1792, first to England and then to the United States. It was not until his return to France after the dust had settled in 1796 that his star would begin to rise in earnest.First, he was appointed Foreign Minister. In this position, he aligned himself with the charismatic general who would become Emperor of France: Napoleon Bonaparte.In the course of the next three decades, Talleyrand would prove himself perhaps the most adept politician of all time: his political pliability allowed him to survive the fall of Bonaparte and the consequent second Bourbon restoration. He was in the shadow of power in Europe through more upheaval than perhaps any other person of his generation.Napoleon’s Master is a riveting portrait of an eternally fascinating man.

Personaje singular de su epoca, Charles-Maurice, Principe de Talleyrand, fue un estadista de extraordinaria habilidad y contradicciones. Reconocido personaje de la escena social, ocupo altos cargos publicos bajo cinco administraciones distintas. Aunque notorio oportunista, los beneficios que obtuvo Francia de su accionar superan, con creces, la vasta fortuna personal que amaso mientras que estaba a su servicio. Partidario de la Revolucion, luego de la caida de la monarquia Talleyrand huyo primero a Gran Bretana y posteriormente a los Estados Unidos. Luego de un par de anos en el exilio, regreso a Francia y sirvio bajo el mando de Napoleon, representando a Francia ante el Congreso de Viena. La biografia de Duff Cooper que ya se ha transformado un clasico en su genero logra transmitir la fuerza, elegancia e inteligencia que caracterizo a tan celebre personaje.

In this brilliant work, Roberto Calasso cracks the code of what Baudelaire named the Modern--the increasingly murderous period from the French Revolution to the end of World War II. From Talleyrand's France and the legendary African city of Kasch, to Lenin's Russia and the killing fields of Cambodia, Calasso leads us along an enticing maze of mythology, literature, art, and science to the pulsing heart of civilization, where he deciphers the deepest secrets of history.