Charles de Beaumont
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Charles de Beaumont, also known as the Chevalier d'Éon, was an 18th-century French diplomat, soldier, and spy famed for living part of life publicly as a woman and becoming a prominent historical figure in discussions of gender and identity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles de Beaumont canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French diplomat
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fencer ⓘ historical figure in gender studies ⓘ human ⓘ memoirist ⓘ soldier ⓘ spy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chevalier d'Éon
NERFINISHED
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Chevalier d’Eon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1728-10-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tonnerre, Burgundy, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Pancras Old Churchyard, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1810-05-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
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fencing ⓘ intelligence ⓘ military ⓘ |
| genderExpression | lived part of life publicly as a woman ⓘ |
| influenced |
later discussions of transgender history
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scholarship on gender nonconformity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
espionage activities for Louis XV
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living publicly for many years as a woman ⓘ role in debates on gender and identity ⓘ service as a diplomat in London ⓘ |
| memberOf | Secret du Roi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| name | Charles de Beaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | chevalier ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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fencer ⓘ soldier ⓘ spy ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Paris ⓘ |
| servedIn |
French Army
NERFINISHED
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French diplomatic service ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Louis XV of France
NERFINISHED
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Louis XVI of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic studies in gender and sexuality
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numerous biographies ⓘ |
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