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. | ||
| + | ==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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Revision as of 14:26, 1 December 2016
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.
