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Born in Dijon, France, he was introduced to the profession of diplomacy by his uncle, M. de Chavigny , under whom he saw his first service at Lisbon. His successful conduct of French interests at the court of Trier in 1750 and the following years led to his being sent to Constantinople in 1755, first as minister plenipotentiary , then as ambassador. In 1768 he was recalled, ostensibly because of his relationship with Mme Testa, widow of a PeraPera was a suburb of Constantinople, located north of the Golden Horn, and is now part of the Istanbul district of Galata. In 1273, Pera was given to the Republic of Genoa by the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus in return for Genoa's support of surgeon, but really because because of a mesalliance with Mme Testa, widow of a PeraPera was a suburb of Constantinople, located north of the Golden Horn, and is now part of the Istanbul district of Galata. In 1273, Pera was given to the Republic of Genoa by the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus in return for Genoa's support of surgeon, but really because Choiseultienne-Francois, duc de Choiseul ( June 28, 1719 May 8, 1785) was a French statesman. He was the eldest son of Francois Joseph de Choiseul, marquis de Stainville (17001770), and bore in early life the title of comte de Stainville. He entered the army, and thought him not zealous enough in provoking a quarrel between RussiaThe Russian Federation ( Russian: , transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija , or Russia (Russian: , transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. With and TurkeyTurkey (officially the Republic of Turkey Turkish Turkiye is a country located in Southwest Asia with a small part in southeastern Europe. Until 1922 the country was the center of the Ottoman Empire. The Anatolian peninsula, between the Black Sea and the.
After Choiseul's death he was sent to StockholmStockholm ['stɔkhɔlm, ˘stɔkhɔlm] is the capital and the largest City of Sweden. The City of Stockholm is administratively a municipality within Stockholm County, the population of the city proper is 761,721 (2004), with with instructions to help the aristocratic party of the "Hats" with advice and money. The revolution by which Gustav III of SwedenGustav III ( 13 January 1746 ( O. 24 January 1746 ( N. March 29, 1792) was the King of Sweden from February 12, 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of Adolf Fredrick, King of Sweden, and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great. ( August 19August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 134 days remaining. Events 1561 Mary Stuart returns to Scotland. 1692 Salem Witch Trials: In Salem, Massachusetts five women and a clergyman are executed aft, 1772Events February 17 First partition of Poland, by Russia and Prussia, later including Austria May Watauga Association formed in East Tennessee as the first independent Anglo-American government. June 9 British vessel Gaspee is burned off of Rhode Island.) secured power was a great diplomatic triumph for France. With the accession of King Louis XVI, Vergennes became foreign minister. His general policy was one of friendly relations with Austria, combined with the limitation of the Emperor Joseph II's ambitious designs; the protection of Turkey; and opposition to Britain.
His hatred of the British and his desire to avenge the disasters of the Seven Years' War led to his support of the American colonists in the War of Independence, a step which would help bring about the French Revolution of 1789. Vergennes sought by a series of negotiations to secure the armed neutrality of the Northern Powers eventually carried out by Catherine II of Russia; he ceded to the demands of Pierre Beaumarchais that France should secretly provide the Americans with arms and volunteers. In 1777 he informed the American commissioners that France acknowledged the Republic and was willing to form an offensive and defensive alliance with the new state.
In domestic affairs Vergennes belonged to the old school. He intrigued against Necker, whom he regarded as a dangerous innovator, a republican, a foreigner and a Protestant. In 1781 he became chief of the council of finance, and in 1783 he supported the nomination of Calonne as controller general. Vergennes died on February 13, 1787, before the meeting of the Assembly of Notables which he is said to have suggested to Louis XVI.