Chevalier d’Éon

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Chevalier d’Éon was an 18th-century French diplomat, soldier, and spy famed for living part of life as a man and part as a woman, becoming one of history’s most famous gender-nonconforming figures.

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instanceOf French diplomat
fencer
gender-nonconforming person
human
memoirist
soldier
spy
ageAtDeath 81
allegiance Kingdom of France
birthName Chevalier d’Éon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d’Éon de Beaumont
burialPlace St Pancras Old Church
surface form: St Pancras Old Church, London
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfBirth 1728-10-05
dateOfDeath 1810-05-21
diplomaticPosting Embassy of France in the United Kingdom
surface form: French embassy in Great Britain

French embassy in Russia
era 18th century
early 19th century
familyName d’Éon de Beaumont
givenName Charles-Geneviève
hasInfluenced later discussions of gender identity and expression
knownFor being an early famous gender-nonconforming public figure
living part of life as a man and part as a woman
role in French secret diplomacy
languageSpoken English
French
Russian
memberOf Secret du Roi
militaryRank captain
name Chevalier d’Éon self-link
nobleTitle chevalier
notableEvent publicly lived as a woman from the 1770s onward
notableWork Mémoires de Mademoiselle d’Éon
occupation diplomat
soldier
spy
writer
participatedIn Seven Years' War
surface form: Seven Years’ War
placeOfBirth Tonnerre, Burgundy, France
placeOfDeath London, England
religion Roman Catholicism
residence London, England
surface form: London

Paris
servedIn French Army
French diplomatic service
sexAssignedAtBirth male
sport fencing
workedFor Louis XV of France

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Tonnerre notableResident Chevalier d’Éon
Chevalier d’Éon name Chevalier d’Éon self-link
Chevalier d’Éon birthName Chevalier d’Éon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d’Éon de Beaumont