Tallahassee
a city, capital of the State of Florida, and county-seat of TALLAHASSEE 235 TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD Leon co.; on the Carrabelle, Tallahassee, of lameness caused by an accident, detute for Colored Pupils, State Seminary, priesthood. His high birth and great and devoted, against his will, to the and Peninsula railroads; 194 miles E. of Mobile, Ala. Here are the State Normal, Agricultural and Industrial Institute for Colored Pupils, State Seminary, several libraries, artesian water plants, a street railroad, National and State banks, and a number of weekly newspapers. Tallahassee is in a fruit-growing and farming section. It has cotton, cigar and ice factories, and railroad construction and repair shops, and assessed property valuation of $1,000,000. Pop. (1910) 5,018; (1920) 5,637. on of nearly an ern Mississippi which unites at Greenern Mis Mississippi which unites at Greenand is navigable for 100 miles. Yazoo river. It is about 240 miles long and is navigable for 100 miles.
TALLAPOOSA, through Georgia and Alabama. It unites a river running forms the Alabama river. It is nearly Montgomery, in the latter State, and forms the Alabama river. It is nearly 250 miles long and is navigable for about 40 miles.
TALLEMANT DES RÉAUX, GÉD- EON (tä-luh-mong' dā rā-ō'), a French about 1619. At 19 he visited Italy in company with the future Cardinal de Retz, and at an early age married his ample fortune enabled him to give himample fortune enabled him to give himself to letters and to society. About 1650 he bought for 115,000 livres the seignorial estate of Plessis-Rideau in Touraine, and was permitted to change its name to that of Des Réaux. His famous raine, and was permitted to change its work, the "Historiettes," es," was written from 1657 to 1659, and is invaluable as a complete picture of the society of his time. He was still living in 1691, but was certainly dead by 1701. His brother, the ABBE TALLEMANT (1620-1693), was was certainly dead by 1701. His brother, a man of wit and an academician, but his "Plutarch's Lives" (1663) brought him a man of wit and an academician, but his little credit. His cousin PAUL TALLEscribble verses, at 18 wrote his "Trip (1642-1712), early began to to the Isle of Love," an ingenious comto the Isle of Love," an ingenious com- scribble verses, at 18 wrote his "Trip "Carte de Tendre" (Map of Tenderness), and entered the Academy in 1666.
MANT and entered the Academy in 1666.
CHARLES MAURICE DE (tä-lā-rongpā-rē-gor'), PRINCE OF BENEVENTO, a French diplomatist; born in Paris, France, Feb. 13, 1754. Though the eldest of three brothers he was, in consequence and devoted, against his will, to the priesthood. His hi ability procured him rapid advancement, and in 1788 he was consecrated. Bishop of Autun. On the meeting of the Stateshigh birth and great General he was elected deputy for Autun.
He sided with the popular leaders in the revolutionary movements; and his advocacy of the abolition of tithes and the transference of Church lands to the tional Assembly. When the civil con- 1790 he was elected president of the Na- State gained him great popularity. In was excommunicated by a papal brief, stitution of the clergy was adopted he and thereupon renounced his episcopal gave his adhesion to it. For this he TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD functions (1791). In 1792 he was sent tions, and during his stay there was proto London charged with diplomatic functo London charged with diplomatic functions, and during his stay there was profor the United States, but returned to France in 1796. The following year he sions of the Alien Act, in 1794 he fairs; but being suspected of keeping up Louis XVIII. he was obliged to resign in was appointed minister of foreign afan understanding with the agents of July, 1799.
Bonaparte, and after the latter's return He now devoted himself entirely to 1799), when the directory fell and the from Egypt contributed greatly to the consulate began. He was then reap- He now devoted himself entirely to pointed minister of foreign affairs, and for the next few years was the executant of all Bonaparte's diplomatic schemes.
After the establishment of the empire in 1 TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD 1804 he was appointed to the office of grand-chamberlain, and in 1806 was created Prince of Benevento. After the peace of Tilsit in 1807 a coolness took place between him and Napoleon, and became more and more marked. In 1808 he secretly joined a royalist committee.
In 1814 he procured Napoleon's abdication, and afterward exerted himself very effectually in re-establishing Louis XVIII. on the throne of his ancestors.
He took part in the Congress of Vienna, and in 1815, when the allies again entered Paris, he became president of the council with the portfolio of foreign affairs; but as he objected to sign the second peace of Paris he gave in his resignation. After this he retired into private life, in which he remained for 15 years. When the revolution of July, 1830, broke out, he advised Louis Philippe to place himself at its head and to accept the throne. Declining the office of minister of foreign affairs he proceeded to London as ambassador, and crowned his career by the formation of the Quadruple Alliance. He resigned in November, 1834, and quitted public life forever. He died in Paris May 17, 1838.
His "Memoirs" were published in 1891.
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