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When was Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand ordained as a priest?
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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 was ordained as a priest in December 1779. Following his ordination, he was appointed vicar general by his uncle, the archbishop of Reims, the very next day.1