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and his court complied with this demand, but required in turn that d'Éon dress appropriately in women's clothing, although d'Éon was allowed to continue to wear the insignia of the Order of Saint-Louis. When the king's offer included funds for a new wardrobe of women's clothes, d'Éon agreed. In 1777,
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Guerchy was recalled to France, and in July 1766 Louis XV granted d'Éon a pension (possibly a pay-off for d'Éon's silence) and a 12,000-livre annuity, but refused a demand for over 100,000 livres to clear d'Éon's extensive debts. D'Éon continued to work as a spy, but lived in political exile in
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The desire to see native land once more determined to submit to the condition, but revenged himself by combining the long train of his gown and the three deep ruffles on sleeves with the attitude and conversation of a grenadier, which made very disagreeable company."
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without the knowledge of the government. It sometimes promoted policies that were contrary to official policies and treaties. According to d'Éon's memoirs (although there is no documentary evidence to support that account) the monarch sent her with the
Chevalier Douglas,
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in March 1764, disavowing
Guerchy and calling him unfit for the job. This breach of diplomatic discretion was scandalous to the point of being unheard of, but d'Éon had not yet published everything (the King's secret invasion documents and those relative to the
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about d'Éon's true gender. D'Éon was invited to join, but declined, saying that an examination would be dishonouring, whatever the result. After a year without progress, the wager was abandoned. Following the death of Louis XV in 1774, the
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were kept back as "insurance"), and so the French government became cautious in its dealings with d'Éon, even when d'Éon sued
Guerchy for attempted murder. D'Éon did not offer any defence when Guerchy sued for libel, and was declared an
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represented the French government in the negotiations. The resulting twenty-page treaty permitted d'Éon to return to France and retain the ministerial pension, but required that d'Éon turn over the correspondence regarding the
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and went into hiding. However, d'Éon secured the sympathy of the
British public: the mob jeered Guerchy in public, and threw stones at his residence. D'Éon then wrote a book on public administration,
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in July 1761, and was wounded at Ultrop. After
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London. D'Éon's possession of the king's secret letters provided protection against further actions, but she could not return to France in safety. D'Éon became a
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and a spy. D'Éon presented publicly as a man in service of France for 49 years, although during that time, d'Éon successfully infiltrated the court of Empress
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that formally ended the Seven Years' War. The treaty was signed in Paris on 10 February 1763, and d'Éon was awarded a further 6,000 livres, and received the
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while presenting as a woman. Starting in 1777 and lasting until her death in 1810, d'Éon lived as a woman and was officially recognized as a woman by King
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family. D'Éon's father, Louis d'Éon de Beaumont, was an attorney and director of the king's dominions, later mayor of Tonnerre and sub-delegate of the
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by sending them the produce of d'Éon's vineyard in France; d'Éon abundantly enjoyed the splendour of this interim embassy.
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La Vie militaire, politique et privée de Demoiselle Charles-Geneviève-Auguste-Andrée-Thimothée Éon ou d'Èon de Beaumont,
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The Chevalier d'Eon and Other Short Farces from the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century French Theatre, By Frank J. Morlock
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Brogan, Stephen (2011). "A 'Monster of Metamorphosis'". In Burrows, Simon; Conlin, Jonathan; Goulbourne, Russell (eds.).
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In 2012, a 1792 painting (shown above) by Thomas Stewart was identified as a portrait of d'Éon, and was purchased by the
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by a friend named La Fortelle and are probably embellished. D'Éon was allowed to return to England in 1785.
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George Dance, Chevalier D'Eon, Graphite with watercolour, bodycolour and red stump, England, 1793
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after fourteen months of negotiation, d'Éon returned to France and as punishment was banished to
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The Chevalière d'Éon appears as an unplayable character that gives out a side-quest in the game
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Most of what is known about d'Éon's early life comes from a partly ghost-written autobiography,
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Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée chevalier de Eon de Beaumont (chevalier de).
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Burrows, Simon; Goulbourne, Russell; Conlin, Jonathan; Mainz, Valerie (23 April 2010).
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at St Pancras Gardens in London commemorates d'Éon as well as other people; in 2016
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on 9 April 1787. Engraving by Victor Marie Picot, based on the original painting by
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The Maiden of Tonnerre: The Vicissitudes of the Chevalier and the Chevalière d'Éon
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D'Éon excelled in school, moving from Tonnerre to Paris in 1743 and graduating in
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Monsieur d'Éon Is a Woman: A Tale of Political Intrigue and Sexual Masquerade
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History of a French Louse; or The Spy of a New Species, in France and England
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which sees the player fend off d'Éon's suitors by dueling them on her behalf.
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D'Éon returned to France in October 1760, and was granted a pension of 2,000
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Le Guide Musical: Revue Internationale de la Musique Et de Theâtres Lyriques
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was abolished, and d'Éon tried to negotiate a return from exile. The writer
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as reward for her service in Russia. In May 1761, d'Éon became a captain of
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Catalogue bilingue de l'exposition, Le Chevalier d'Éon: secrets et lumières
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to describe similar cases of transgender behavior; it is rarely used now.
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for five months, and signed a contract for her biography to be written by
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Charlotte-Geneviève-Louise-Augusta-Andréa-Timothéa d'Éon de Beaumont
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P.S. My Sister in Law presents you with her Respectful Compliments.
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Lettres, mémoires et négociations particulières du chevalier d'Éon
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La Vie Militaire, politique, et privée de Mademoiselle d'Éon
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The pension that Louis XV had granted her was ended by the
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on 30 March 1763, becoming the Chevalière d'Éon. The title
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formation of limbs", as well as "breast remarkably full".
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in 1768, and was initiated at London's Immortality Lodge.
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from 1756 to 1760, serving Douglas and his successor, the
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1867:"The Chevalier d'Éon: The 18th Century transgender spy"
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D'Éon chevalier et chevalière: sa confession inédite
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physical characteristics and natural abilities as a
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1551:"Earliest Painting of Transvestite Uncovered"
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1890:Issue 8 (p.193-197, 203, 209, 216-220)
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1822:from the original on 24 August 2021
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1060:Thomas O'Gorman (30 October 1779).
584:La chevalière d'Éon de Beaumont at
375:Louis François Carlet de La Rozière
132:, and soldier. D'Éon fought in the
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2141:An account by the Beaumont Society
1972:, Paris: Perrin, 2006, Chapter 6.
1947:Frank, André, with Jean Chaumely.
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1780:McArdell, Ian (28 November 2017).
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289:Alexander Peter Mackenzie Douglas
2243:18th-century French LGBTQ people
2146:The Character of Chevalier d'Éon
1843:British It-Narratives, 1750-1830
1792:from the original on 9 July 2021
1720:from the original on 9 July 2021
1549:Bryner, Jeanna (19 April 2012).
1520:"History | The Beaumont Society"
1450:Dictionary of National Biography
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2008:Lever, Évelyne and Maurice.
1987:, Paris: Plon-Nourrit, 1904.
1951:, Paris: Amiot-Dumont, 1953.
1917:d'Éon De Beaumont, Charles.
1471:. Leeds University Library.
1437:Laughton, John Knox (1888).
1012:is the female equivalent of
833:Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon
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610:American War of Independence
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1963:Mémoires du chevalier d'Éon
1576:Brown, Mark (6 June 2012).
1400:Manchester University Press
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228:in 1749 at the age of 21.
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2152:Portrait by Thomas Stewart
2041:, Paris: Le Rocher, 1998,
1742:The sword of the chevalier
1686:(in French). Data.bnf.fr.
1524:www.beaumontsociety.org.uk
1260:– via gutenberg.org.
887:The Sword of the Chevalier
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2171:Archival material at the
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1904:Madame Le Chevalier d'Éon
1150:Rogister, J.M.J. (2004).
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606:began to help the rebels
578:Monsieur de Saint-George
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368:in April 1763, and then
2012:, Paris: Fayard, 2009,
1958:, Paris: Lambert, 1779.
1906:, Paris: Perrin, 1987,
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1160:Oxford University Press
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