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==Country==
 
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Politics
 
Politics
  
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
  
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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.
  
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==See Also==
  
==Description==
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* [[Government Officials and Experts in Foreign Affairs Who Have Identified as LGBTQ]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-incredible-chevalier-deon-who-left-france-as-a-male-spy-and-returned-as-a-christian-woman
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* https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/jun/06/portrait-18th-century-early-transvestite
  
Diplomat, spent half of his life as a man and half as a woman. Notorious cross-dresser.
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Latest revision as of 15:30, 3 November 2020

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.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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