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DE, }. at *, 1764, d. 1838, a celebrated French Jcian and a clever diplomatist. He educated for the Church, and became op of Autun, 1789, but even at this » devoted nearly all his at ten to politics. For some time he suped the ean party, pa; his support on their policy i ersive Of all authority but their own. was compelled to leave France, 1793, returned three years later and became m supporter of Napoleon, antil the caval} Bt ar —— —_ eyrand to enter in to a secret correspond a i with Louis [s. 294]