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What role did Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand play at the Festival of the Federation in 1790?
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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent
French diplomat Talleyrand, portrait by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1817.
At the Festival of the Federation on July 14, 1790, held to commemorate the taking of the Bastille, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand celebrated mass. His participation in this event, combined with his earlier advocacy for the nationalization of church property, led him to be perceived as the "bishop of the Revolution".1