Diplomat
Talleyrand
Served the monarchy, the revolution, Napoleon and the restoration in turn, and outmanoeuvred everybody at the Congress of Vienna on behalf of a defeated France.
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, 1st Prince of Benevento, then Prince of Talleyrand, was a French secularized clergyman, statesman, and leading diplomat. After studying theology, he became Agent-General of the Clergy in 1780. In 1789, just before the French Revolution, he became Bishop of Autun. He worked at the highest levels of successive French governments, most commonly as foreign minister or in some other diplomatic capacity. He served as the French representative to the Congress of Vienna. His career spanned the regimes of Louis XVI, the years of the French Revolution, Napoleon, Louis XVIII, Charles X, and Louis Philippe I. Those Talleyrand served often distrusted him but found him extremely useful. The name "Talleyrand" has become a byword for crafty and cynical diplomacy.
- Born
- 1754-02-02, Paris, FranceA Saturday
- Died
- 1838-05-17, Paris, FranceA Thursday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1754-02-02, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 13°39′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 5°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 24°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 29°34′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 27°09′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 12°54′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 12°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 6°00′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 4°54′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 13°23′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1838-05-17, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 26°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 3°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 26°17′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 10°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 8°29′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 9°00′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 25°29′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 12°04′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 10°24′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aries | 17°17′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Talleyrand was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.