Download or read book Napoleon s Master written by David Lawday and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-11-13 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Life of Prince Talleyrand written by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (prince de Bénévent) and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life of Prince Talleyrand Translated from the French of Charles Maxime Catherinet de Villemarest written by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (prince de Bénévent) and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life of prince Talleyrand tr from the Fr of C M Catherinet de Villemarest written by Charles Maxime Catherinet de Villemarest and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life of Prince Talleyrand With Extracts from His Speeches and Writings written by Charles King McHarg and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Talleyrand written by Jack F. Bernard and published by New York : Putnam. This book was released on 1973 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, prince de Bénévent, then prince de Talleyrand (French: [al mois d tal()̃ pei]; 1754?1838) was a French diplomat. He worked successfully from the regime of Louis XVI, through the French Revolution and then under Napoleon I, Louis XVIII, Charles X, and Louis-Philippe. Known since the turn of the 19th century simply by the name Talleyrand, he remains a figure that polarizes opinion. Some regard him as one of the most versatile, skilled and influential diplomats in European history, and some believe that he was a traitor, betraying in turn, the Ancien Régime, the French Revolution, Napoleon, and the Restoration. He is also notorious for leaving the Catholic Church after ordination to the priesthood and consecration to the episcopacy."--Wikipedia.
Download or read book Revelations of the Life of Prince Talleyrand written by Édouard Colmache and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life of Prince Talleyrand written by Charles Maxime Catherinet de Villemarest and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life of Prince Talleyrand written by Charles Maxime Catherinet de Villemarest and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life of Prince Talleyrand Translated from the French of Charles Maxime Catherinet de Villemarest written by Charles Maxime CATHERINET DE VILLEMAREST and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Talleyrand written by Duff Cooper and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Duff Cooper's classic biography contains all the vigor, elegance, and intellect of its remarkable subject.
Download or read book Talleyrand and His World written by Rosalynd Pflaum and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extent of Talleyrand's political complicity as foreign minister and his resultant important influence in the two coups d'etat--the coup du 18 fructidor and the coup du 18 brumaire--that accelerated Napoleon's rise to power are made abundantly clear. His relationship with the short Corsican general reads like a penny novel, ranging from his early, behind-the-scenes role that helped lead Napoleon to the imperial throne, to when he was Napoleon's collaborator and confidant during the early days of the empire, and ending, finally, with Talleyrand's betrayal of Napoleon, and the emperor's ultimate exile almost two decades later. ...The rest of his long life Talleyrand tried to reduce and downplay his role in this cataclysmic upheaval from that of key participant to that of simple spectator. This notion is turned upside down by Rosalynd Pflaum's painstaking research in original, contemporary documents that have only recently been made available in France. In Talleyrand and his World, she skillfully pieces together his true influence, his political activity, and his intrigues during this critical time.
Download or read book Life of Prince Talleyrand written by Anonymous and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a detailed biography of Prince Talleyrand, one of the most influential statesmen of the 19th century. The author sheds light on Talleyrand's political philosophy and his role in shaping the course of French history. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in French politics and the history of Europe. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Life of Prince Talleyrand written by Charles King McHarg and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-05 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Life of Prince Talleyrand: With Extracts From His Speeches and Writings A little must be said regarding the sources whence this work is drawn. About the time of the elevation of Bonaparte to the imperial dignity, there appeared in England a small work, purporting to give an account of Talleyrand's private life and character. It was evidently the production of a French royalist pen. It collects all the scurrilous stories that were current regarding its subject; and on its face appears so bitter, prejudiced and partial, as to destroy its own credibility. It has, therefore, been very sparingly and cautiously used. A French Work of much later date, and both much more full and candid, was translated and re-pub lished in this country; but its narrative, at least in the American edition, breaks off at the time when Talley rand took office under Bonaparte. It has furnished some of the speeches, quoted as delivered by Talleyrand in the National Assembly, and also some of his public papers, with many facts and several anecdotes. The Magazine articles referred to indicate great intelligence and command of the facts of his life, a warm admiration of his character, candor and ability in the discussion of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Life of Prince Talleyrand with Extracts from His Speeches and Writings written by Charles K. McHarg and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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