Talleyrand-Périgord Charles Maurice de

Tal·ley·rand-Pé·ri·gord

T0027400 (tăl′ē-rănd′pĕr′ĭ-gôr′, tä-lĕ-räN-pā-rē-gôr′), 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 I's reign, the Bourbon restoration, and the reign of Louis Philippe.