Talleyrand’s Death and Metternich’s Quip
The year is 1838. In a Parisian salon, the air hung thick with the scent of expensive perfume and whispered gossip. The man at the center of this hushed drama, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, lay on his deathbed. For decades, this titan of diplomacy had navigated the treacherous currents of European politics, a chameleon who … Read more