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The Chevalier D'Eon.
- Source :
- History Today; Feb1964, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p126-134, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 1964
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Abstract
- A biography of French spy, diplomat, and soldier Chevalier Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée D'Eon de Beaumont, born in 1728, is presented. It comments on his service in the French secret diplomacy system Le Secret du Roi, noting that he dressed as a woman for espionage purposes. The author considers D'Eon's postings in Russia and in England and examines his rivalry with Comte Claude Louis François Régnier de Guerchy. The controversy of D'Eon's anatomical sex is also explored.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00182753
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- History Today
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 87003916