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Born	February 7, 1753 • Abbeville • France
Died	January 14, 1793 (aged 39) • Rome • Papal States

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Bernard-François, marquis de Chauvelin

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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent

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François-Auguste-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand

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Étienne-François de Choiseul, duke de Choiseul

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Jean Nicot

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Charles Gravier, count de Vergennes

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Philippe de Mornay, seigneur du Plessis-Marly

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Maurice Couve de Murville

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Auguste, count de Flahaut de la Billarderie

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