Charles Guillaume Frédéric Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord (16 May 1832 – 21 February 1910), prince of Sagan (from 1845), duke of Sagan and duke of Talleyrand (from 1898) was a famous French

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, and the grandson of Dorothea von Biron.

Early life

He was the son of Napoléon Louis, III. duc de Talleyrand-Périgord (1811-1898) and Anne Louise Charlotte Alix de Montmorency (1810-1858). His paternal grandparents were Alexandre de Talleyrand-Périgord,

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(1787–1872) and later duc de Talleyrand-Périgord, and of

Dorothea of Courland Dorothea von Biron, Princess of Courland, Duke of Dino, Duchess of Dino, Duke of Talleyrand, Duchess of Talleyrand and Duchy of Żagań, Duchess of Sagan, known as Dorothée de Courlande or Dorothée de Dino (21 August 1793 – 19 September 1862), ...

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(1793–1862).Adolphe Robert, Edgar Bourloton and Gaston Cougny, ''Dictionnaire des Parlementaires français'', volume V (Paris, 1891
p. 361
His maternal grandfather was the

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Career

A cavalry officer, he was one of the major figures in French high society in the second half of the 19th century. Boni de Castellane wrote of him:

Peerage

In 1898, upon the death of his father, he succeeded to his father's titles, becoming His Serene Highness, the 4th Duke of Talleyrand and Herzog zu Sagan. On 10 July 1912, he was confirmed as the 5th Duke of Dino by

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of Italy. After his death, his titles passed to his son,

Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord, Duke of Sagan Marie Pierre Louis Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord (August 23, 1859 – October 25, 1937), 5th Duke of Talleyrand and Dino, Prince, then Duke of Sagan, was a French socialite and son of Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord. Early life Talleyrand was ...

Personal life

In 1858, he married Jeanne Seillière (1839-1905), the heiress to Baron de Seilliere, army supply contractor who had enriched himself during the

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. Together, they had two children: * Marie Pierre Camille Louis Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord, 4th Duke of Talleyrand (1859-1937), who married

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. She was previously married to Hélie's cousin

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from 1895 to 1906. * Paul Louis Marie Archambault Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord, aka "Duke de Valençay", 5th Duke of Talleyrand (1867-1952), who married Helen Stuyvesant Morton (1876–1952), daughter of former

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. They divorced in 1904. Talleyrand died on 21 February 1910.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Talleyrand-Perigord, Boson De 1832 births 1910 deaths

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