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mods: Monsieur d'Eon is a woman a tale of political intrigue and sexual masquerade Kates, Gary 1952- creator author. text bibliography biography Biography. Biography. History. Biography. Biographies. nyu 1995 1995 monographic eng print xxiii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm "Born in 1728, French aristocrat Charles d'Eon de Beaumont had served his country as a diplomat, soldier, and spy for fifteen years when rumors that he was in fact a woman began to circulate in the courts of Europe. D'Eon denied nothing and was finally compelled by Louis XVI to give up male attire and live as a woman, something d'Eon did without complaint for the next three decades. Although celebrated as one of the century's most remarkable women, d'Eon was, after his death in 1810, revealed to have been unambiguously male. Gary Kates's acclaimed biography of d'Eon recreates 18th-century European society in brilliant detail and offers a compelling portrait of an individual who challenged its conventions about gender and identity."--Jacket. Prologue: The Discovery -- A French Chevaliere -- Maiden Voyage -- Foreign Minister Vergennes -- Tonnerre -- D'Eon's Patrons -- Rose Bertin -- Marie-Antoinette -- Franklin and Voltaire -- Public Perceptions -- D'Eon on d'Eon -- The Hopes of a Good Patriot -- The Rise and Fall of a Statesman -- Louis XV's Diplomacy -- The King's Secret -- Conti and Russia -- The Russian Myth Reexamined -- Diplomacy in Russia -- Dragoon Captain -- Making Peace -- The Secret in England -- Reversal of Fortune -- Recalled -- D'Eon to Louis XV and Broglie -- Broglie to Louis XV -- Scapegoat -- The Lettres, memoires, et negociations -- Libel -- Indictment -- Royal Decree of 1 April 1766 -- Inside d'Eon's Library -- D'Eon to Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- Rousseau's Disciple -- D'Eon's Library -- Pompadour and La Pucelle -- Contra Rousseau -- The Transformation -- Contexts -- Rumors -- Drouet's Visit -- Macaulay, d'Epinay, and the Femme Savante -- Hannah Snell and the Amazons -- Morande -- Loui…