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Chevalier d'Éon

1728 - 1810

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Charlotte d'Éon de Beaumont or Charles d'Éon de Beaumont (5 October 1728 – 21 May 1810), usually known as the Chevalière d'Éon or the Chevalier d'Éon, was a French diplomat, spy, and soldier. D'Éon fought in the Seven Years' War, and spied for France while in Russia and England. D'Éon had androgynous physical characteristics and natural abilities as a mimic and a spy. D'Éon appeared publicly as a man and pursued masculine occupations for 49 years, although during that time, d'Éon successfully infiltrated the court of Empress Elizabeth of Russia by presenting as a woman. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chevalier d'Éon is the 890th most popular writer (up from 1,151st in 2019), the 1,049th most popular biography from France (up from 1,314th in 2019) and the 131st most popular French Writer.

Chevalier d'éon is most famous for being a spy in the 18th century.

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Among writers, Chevalier d'Éon ranks 890 out of 7,302. Before her are Appius Claudius Caecus, Aron Nimzowitsch, Robert E. Howard, Ian McEwan, Marie Mancini, and Zenodotus. After her are Kang Youwei, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Philippe Ariès, Sven Hassel, Nizar Qabbani, and Radegund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1728, Chevalier d'Éon ranks 7. Before her are James Cook, Peter III of Russia, Johann Heinrich Lambert, Joseph Black, Anton Raphael Mengs, and Niccolò Piccinni. After her are Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, Antoine Baumé, Samuel Wallis, Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, Étienne-Louis Boullée, and Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1810, Chevalier d'Éon ranks 7. Before her are Henry Cavendish, Axel von Fersen the Younger, Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Jean-Georges Noverre, Marie Joséphine of Savoy, and Johann Wilhelm Ritter. After her are Philipp Otto Runge, Nachman of Breslov, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, Johan Zoffany, Andreas Hofer, and Andrianampoinimerina.

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In France

Among people born in France, Chevalier d'Éon ranks 1,049 out of 6,770. Before her are Inessa Armand (1874), Alys of France, Countess of Vexin (1160), Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais (1782), Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours (1644), Michel Rolle (1652), and Marcel Dupré (1886). After her are Philippe Ariès (1914), Thierry Henry (1977), Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry (1778), Louis-Jules Trochu (1815), Stéphane Audran (1932), and Jean de La Bruyère (1645).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Chevalier d'Éon ranks 131. Before her are Theodore Beza (1519), Alain-René Lesage (1668), Bernart de Ventadorn (1135), Eugène Scribe (1791), Georges Bernanos (1888), and Laura de Noves (1310). After her are Philippe Ariès (1914), Jean de La Bruyère (1645), Maurice Druon (1918), Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780), Julien Green (1900), and Jules Renard (1864).

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