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Charles-Genevieve-Louis-Auguste-Andre-Timothee d’Eon de Beaumont, 1728 – 1810
Better known as the Chevalier d’Eon, d’Eon was born in Tonnerre, Burgundy, to Louis d’Eon de Beaumont and Françoise de Charanton.
D’Eon excelled in school as a child and went on to study law, graduating from the College Mazarin in 1749 at 21 years old. In 1756 d’Eon joined a clandestine organisation of spies known as the “Secret du Roi” (secret of the king), employed by Louis XV.
One of d’Eon’s early missions involved travelling to Russia in order to gain access to Empress Elizabeth and broker an alliance between France and Russia in the Seven Years War. The Russian borders were heavily guarded by the English, who only allowed women and children to cross.
D’Eon, who until this point had presented as a man, dressed as a woman and risked execution if discovered. Using the nam