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- Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent - During the Consulate and the empire
- Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent - Between empire and restoration
- Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent - During the Revolution
- Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent - During the Restoration and the July Monarchy
How did Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand help Napoleon expand French influence in Italy and Germany?
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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent
French diplomat Talleyrand, portrait by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1817.
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand contributed to Napoleonâs efforts to remodel Europe by helping him establish French supremacy in Italy, Germany, and Switzerland. During his time as foreign minister under the Consulate, Talleyrand supported Napoleonâs ambitious plans and personally supervised the allocation of numerous secularized church lands, a process from which he profited significantly.1