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What was Charles-Maurice de Talleyrandâs role in the Concordat of 1801?
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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 played a significant role in the Concordat of 1801 by actively urging Napoleon Bonaparte to sign the agreement with Pope Pius VII.1
Talleyrand viewed the concordat as a vital instrument for reestablishing religious peace in France following the disruptions of the French Revolution. Furthermore, he personally benefited from the agreement; once the concordat was in place, he took advantage of its provisions to marry his mistress, Catherine Grand.1