Difference between revisions of "Chevalier d' Eon de Beaumont"
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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. | 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. | ||
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| + | * [[Government Officials and Experts in Foreign Affairs Who Have Identified as LGBTQ]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:30, 3 November 2020
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.
