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$250,000 just to see him
Talleyrand
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, the French foreign minister, refused to see the US commissioners unless they paid a bribe. This incident became known as the XYZ Affair and strained relations between the United States and France.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand.
Charles Gravier, comet de Vergennes was Louis XVI's foreign minister. He received his appointment as foreign minister in 1774.
[jean]silvain van DE weyer 1st Belgian minister for foreign affairs 1831
Who was Talleyrand: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord was a French statesman who became head of the new government after the fall of Napoleon in 1814. He was later involved in the overthrow of King Charles X, and his succession by King Louis-Phillipe. What role did he play? Hw was the minister the XYZ men whent to to make peace with France. He thold them they had to give him multi-million dollars as a bribe for that.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord was a French statesman who became head of the new government after the fall of Napoleon in 1814. He was later involved in the overthrow of King Charles X, and his succession by King Louis-Phillipe.
Also called the "XYZ"-affair, it was a diplomatic crisis between the USA and France in 1797/98 caused by French foreign minister Talleyrand who only wanted to start talks on averting possible war between the two countries after recieving a substantial amount from the US in bribes and loans. 'XYZ' stood for the names of the three French diplomats that Talleyrand used as informal middlemen for the hoped-for transaction. The US delegation refused to cough up, which lead to a stalemate in negotiations. Only after Talleyrand had been called to task on the affair by the French Government, talks were succesfully resumed.
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There is limited information available about an author named Charles Maurice. One potential reference is "Charles Maurice, Prince of Talleyrand," who was a French diplomat during the Napoleonic era. Talleyrand was known for his political skills and diplomatic influence during a tumultuous period in European history.
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