Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord was born in Paris in 1754.His father was a count Daniel de Talleyrand and his mother Alexandrine.The House of Talleyrand was one of the wealthiest families in France and had a long history of connections to the military
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Talleyrand however would break this tradition,although certainly not by choice.Born with a severe limp that would lead him to walk with a cane the rest of his life,his military aspirations were crushed and his parents diverted the majority of his inheritence to his brother,forcing him into a career in the church.
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These actions,the cruel and callous behavior of self proclaimed high society inplanted a deep cynicism within Talleyrand and a realization that he could and should only work to benefit himself.