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[[File:chevalierdeion.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Chevalier d'Eon]]

==Country==

France

==Birth - Death==

1728 - 1810

==Occupation==

Politics

==Description==

Diplomat and spy, spent half of his life as a man and half as a woman.  Often lived outwardly as a man, but was able to infiltrate the Russian royal court as a woman. Identified as a woman for 33 years (from 1777).  Notorious cross-dresser.

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-incredible-chevalier-deon-who-left-france-as-a-male-spy-and-returned-as-a-christian-woman
* https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/jun/06/portrait-18th-century-early-transvestite

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