Charlotte d'Éon de Beaumont or Charles d'Éon de Beaumont[a] (5 October 1728 – 21 May 1810), usually known as the Chevalière d'Éon or the Chevalier d'Éon, [b] was a French diplomat, spy, and soldier. D'Éon fought in the Seven Years' War, …

2024年1月10日 · Born biologically male, the Chevalier was legally declared female by French King Louis XVI and English courts and spent the last 33 years of their life as a woman. This famous figure blackmailed...

A celebrated 18th-century soldier, diplomat and spy, the Chevalier d'Eon lived openly as a man and as a woman in France and England at different stages of life, drawing much public interest. Charismatic and talented, the Chevalier inspired the production and circulation of printed images like those highlighted here.

2016年7月29日 · When the Chevalier d’Eon left France in 1762, it was as a diplomat, a spy in the French king’s service, a Dragoon captain, and a man. When he returned in July 1777, at the age of 49, it was as...

In the second episode of Not What You Thought You Knew, Dr Fern Riddell discusses the life of the Chevalier d'Eon. An 18th-century French soldier, diplomat and spy, the Chevalier lived for periods of their life as both a man and a woman. They have been recognized as Europe's first openly transgender person.

2021年9月14日 · Chevalier D’Eon was a French soldier, diplomat, and spy who lived half of his life as a man and later became openly female. The story may sound confusing, but it is highly intriguing. D’Eon was born on October 5, 1728, in Tonnerre, Burgundy, in France. He belonged to a noble family, but not a rich one.

2018年4月9日 · The Chevalier d’Éon (as she is more commonly known) was born to a poor but noble French family in the wine-bearing region of Burgundy, in the year 1728. Assigned male at birth, she excelled in her schooling and military training.

2018年12月10日 · In 1810 in London, the death of an 81-year-old French émigré living in genteel poverty would ordinarily have aroused little attention. But as the body of the deceased person, Chevalier d’Éon, was being prepared for burial, medical authorities swooped in to perform an investigation. Its purpose?

Chevalier d’Eon was born Charles d’Eon de Beaumont, and in mid-life changed genders to a woman, Charlotte. d’Eon’s military exploits in the Seven Years’ War, diplomatic role in the Treaty of Paris, and service as a spy for King Louis XV was all …

Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d'Eon de Beaumont, known as Chevalier d'Eon, was a French diplomat, spy, freemason and soldier who fought in the Seven Years' War. In 1756, he joined the secret network of spies called the Secret du Roi employed by King Louis XV.