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Talleyrand-Périgord
(tălˈē-răndˌpĕrˈĭ-gôrˌ, tä-lĕ-räɴ-pā-rē-gôrˈ), Charles Maurice de 1754-1838.
French politician and diplomat known for his capacity to survive political change. He held a variety of public offices during the French Revolution, Napoleon's reign, the Bourbon restoration, and the reign of Louis Philippe.