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Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont was born in 1728. Raised as a boy, he was educated as a lawyer and entered the service of Louis XV as a diplomat. In 1756 he was sent to the Russian imperial court as a spy and was said to have dressed as a young woman to gain the confidence of the Empress... read more
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During the final decade of a very long life, the Chevaliere d'Eon (1728-1810) made preparations in London to publish an autobiography that he had been working on for more than twenty years.
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- Dewey: 944.034092
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