{"id":543,"date":"2023-04-14T00:01:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T00:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/?p=543"},"modified":"2023-07-08T23:15:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T23:15:22","slug":"chevalier-deon-de-beaumont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/chevalier-deon-de-beaumont\/","title":{"rendered":"Chevalier D&#8217;Eon de Beaumont"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This brave woman trained and worked as a French spy and diplomat using both male and female personas. When her life was endangered she used some documents she acquired from King Louis XV to secure her safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a list of documents about her.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-13-185100-180x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-13-185100-180x300.png 180w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-13-185100.png 406w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/essai-historique\/\">Essai historique<\/a><time datetime=\"1753-01-01T01:45:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 1, 1753<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Essai historique sur les diff\u00e9rentes situations de la France par rapport aux finances, sous le r\u00e8gne de Louis XIV &amp; la r\u00e9gence du duc d&#8217;Orl\u00e9ans. Title Translated into English by Google Translate: Historical essay on<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lettres-cover-228x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lettres-cover-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lettres-cover.png 583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/lettres-memoires-et-negociations-particulieres-du-chevalier-deon\/\">Lettres, m\u00e9moires et n\u00e9gociations particuli\u00e8res du chevalier d&#8217;Eon<\/a><time datetime=\"1764-01-01T19:06:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 1, 1764<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">After d&#8217;Eon de Beaumont was unceremoniously pushed out of his position, he published a collection of documents he had collected over the years, including some secret correspondences with the Kings of France. Published in French<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-13-185846-170x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-13-185846-170x300.png 170w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-13-185846.png 369w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/the-musgrave-controversy-being-a-collection-of-curious-and-interesting-papers-on-the-subject-of-the-late-peace\/\">The Musgrave controversy: being a collection of curious and interesting papers, on the subject of the late peace<\/a><time datetime=\"1770-01-01T01:58:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 1, 1770<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Timoth\u00e9e S Musgrave and Chevalier D &#8216; Eon This is a series of papers including letters between Musgrave and d&#8217;Eon. The peace refers to the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Published 1770<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/32346533-300x192.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/32346533-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/32346533-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/32346533-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/32346533-1536x985.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/32346533-2048x1313.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/32346533-1320x846.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/32346533-600x385.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/chevalier-deon-or-the-stock-brokers-outwitted\/\">Chevalier D&#8217;Eon or the Stock-Brokers Outwitted<\/a><time datetime=\"1771-09-01T22:15:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 1, 1771<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">[Much of this I have not yet seen the primary documents to confirm, so I am using secondary sources for the description] By May of 1771 the London Evening Post had reported that more than<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Umkreis_von_Angelika_Kauffmann_Le_Chevalier_dEon-247x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Umkreis_von_Angelika_Kauffmann_Le_Chevalier_dEon-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Umkreis_von_Angelika_Kauffmann_Le_Chevalier_dEon-600x728.jpg 600w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Umkreis_von_Angelika_Kauffmann_Le_Chevalier_dEon-768x932.jpg 768w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Umkreis_von_Angelika_Kauffmann_Le_Chevalier_dEon.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/le-chevalier-deon-by-angelika-kauffmann\/\">Le Chevalier d\u2019\u00c9on by Angelika Kauffmann<\/a><time datetime=\"1775-01-01T06:10:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 1, 1775<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This is a painting that many other paintings of d&#8217;Eon are based on. It was painted probably in or about 1775 when d&#8217;Eon was 48 years old. Possibly (probably) later. I have not yet found<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/service-pnp-ds-03300-03347r-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/service-pnp-ds-03300-03347r-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/service-pnp-ds-03300-03347r.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/mademoiselle-de-beaumont-or-the-chevalier-deon\/\">Mademoiselle de Beaumont or The Chevalier D&#8217;Eon<\/a><time datetime=\"1777-10-01T00:06:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 1, 1777<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This is a caricature showing d&#8217;Eon de Beaumont is half male and half female attire. This was a common joke at the time, and there are actually records of bets made as to which sex<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1613080975-214x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1613080975-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1613080975-600x841.jpg 600w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1613080975-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1613080975-768x1076.jpg 768w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1613080975-1096x1536.jpg 1096w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1613080975-1461x2048.jpg 1461w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1613080975.jpg 1784w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/false-painting-of-deon-de-beaumont-by-francis-haward\/\">False painting of d&#8217;Eon de Beaumont by Francis Haward<\/a><time datetime=\"1779-01-01T06:28:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 1, 1779<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This painting was originally published in 1788 and is taken from another print published in 1779. It could not have been painted on her 25th birthday as it says in the print. There is no<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_General_Advertiser_and_Political_Commercial_Agricultural_and_Literary_Journal_Sat__Jun_11__1791_-133x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_General_Advertiser_and_Political_Commercial_Agricultural_and_Literary_Journal_Sat__Jun_11__1791_-133x300.jpg 133w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_General_Advertiser_and_Political_Commercial_Agricultural_and_Literary_Journal_Sat__Jun_11__1791_-scaled-600x1353.jpg 600w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_General_Advertiser_and_Political_Commercial_Agricultural_and_Literary_Journal_Sat__Jun_11__1791_-454x1024.jpg 454w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_General_Advertiser_and_Political_Commercial_Agricultural_and_Literary_Journal_Sat__Jun_11__1791_-768x1732.jpg 768w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_General_Advertiser_and_Political_Commercial_Agricultural_and_Literary_Journal_Sat__Jun_11__1791_-681x1536.jpg 681w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_General_Advertiser_and_Political_Commercial_Agricultural_and_Literary_Journal_Sat__Jun_11__1791_-908x2048.jpg 908w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_General_Advertiser_and_Political_Commercial_Agricultural_and_Literary_Journal_Sat__Jun_11__1791_-scaled.jpg 1135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/extracts-from-memoirs-of-the-life-of-mademoiselle-la-chevaliere-deon\/\">Extracts from Memoirs of the Life of Mademoiselle la Chevaliere d&#8217;Eon<\/a><time datetime=\"1791-06-11T21:47:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 11, 1791<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">News clipping from Aurora General Advertiser, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11 June 1791.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Chevalier-dEon-249x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Chevalier-dEon-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Chevalier-dEon-600x722.jpg 600w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Chevalier-dEon.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/portrait-of-chevalier-deon-by-thomas-stewart\/\">Portrait of Chevalier d&#8217;Eon by Thomas Stewart<\/a><time datetime=\"1792-01-01T00:07:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 1, 1792<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Chevalier d&#8217;Eon by Thomas Stewart, after Jean-Laurent Mosnieroil on canvas, 179230 1\/8 in. x 25 1\/4 in. (765 mm x 640 mm) In the National Portrait Gallery, London. NPG 6937<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Caledonian_Mercury_Mon__Aug_10__1795_-209x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Caledonian_Mercury_Mon__Aug_10__1795_-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Caledonian_Mercury_Mon__Aug_10__1795_-scaled-600x859.jpg 600w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Caledonian_Mercury_Mon__Aug_10__1795_-715x1024.jpg 715w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Caledonian_Mercury_Mon__Aug_10__1795_-768x1100.jpg 768w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Caledonian_Mercury_Mon__Aug_10__1795_-1073x1536.jpg 1073w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Caledonian_Mercury_Mon__Aug_10__1795_-1430x2048.jpg 1430w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Caledonian_Mercury_Mon__Aug_10__1795_-scaled.jpg 1788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/a-living-example\/\">A Living Example<\/a><time datetime=\"1796-08-10T21:59:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 10, 1796<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">An article about d&#8217;Eon de Beaumont published after fencing exhibition in Birmingham, England. Published in The Caledonian Mercury of Edinburgh, Scotland on 10 August, 1795 on page 4.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"93\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Morning_Chronicle_Tue__May_29__1810_-93x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Morning_Chronicle_Tue__May_29__1810_-93x300.jpg 93w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Morning_Chronicle_Tue__May_29__1810_-scaled-600x1939.jpg 600w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Morning_Chronicle_Tue__May_29__1810_-317x1024.jpg 317w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Morning_Chronicle_Tue__May_29__1810_-768x2482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Morning_Chronicle_Tue__May_29__1810_-475x1536.jpg 475w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Morning_Chronicle_Tue__May_29__1810_-634x2048.jpg 634w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The_Morning_Chronicle_Tue__May_29__1810_-scaled.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/the-chevalier-deon\/\">The Chevalier d&#8217;Eon<\/a><time datetime=\"1810-05-28T21:52:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 28, 1810<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Newspaper article from The Morning Chronicle, London, England on 29 May 1810. Page 3. This chronicle of her life was published days after her death. It was not until her death that it was discovered<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Maryland_Gazette_Wed__Aug_8__1810_-176x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Maryland_Gazette_Wed__Aug_8__1810_-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Maryland_Gazette_Wed__Aug_8__1810_-scaled-600x1023.jpg 600w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Maryland_Gazette_Wed__Aug_8__1810_-601x1024.jpg 601w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Maryland_Gazette_Wed__Aug_8__1810_-768x1309.jpg 768w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Maryland_Gazette_Wed__Aug_8__1810_-901x1536.jpg 901w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Maryland_Gazette_Wed__Aug_8__1810_-1202x2048.jpg 1202w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Maryland_Gazette_Wed__Aug_8__1810_-scaled.jpg 1502w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/from-a-late-london-papers-chevalier-deon\/\">From a late London Papers Chevalier d&#8217;Eon<\/a><time datetime=\"1810-08-08T22:14:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 8, 1810<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This is a reprint of most of the article printed in The Morning Chronicle of London on May 29, 1810. There is some additional commentary on this article not included in The Morning Chronicle. Printed<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-13-173049-188x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-13-173049-188x300.png 188w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-13-173049.png 417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/the-strange-career-of-the-chevalier-deon-de-beaumont\/\">The Strange Career of the Chevalier D&#8217;Eon de Beaumont<\/a><time datetime=\"1885-01-01T00:25:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 1, 1885<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Minister Plenipotentiary from France to Great Britain in 1763 \u00b7 Volume 1 by John Buchan Telfer Published 1885 by Longmans, Green, and Company Retrieved from Google Books (public domain book)<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/DEon_de_Beaumont-aged-25-233x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/DEon_de_Beaumont-aged-25-233x300.png 233w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/DEon_de_Beaumont-aged-25-600x773.png 600w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/DEon_de_Beaumont-aged-25.png 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/deon-de-beaumont-aged-25\/\">D&#8217;Eon de Beaumont Aged 25<\/a><time datetime=\"1885-01-01T00:42:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 1, 1885<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">False painting of D&#8217;Eon de Beaumont in female form at age 25. Probably painted after Angelica Kaufmann or Marie Elizabeth Simmons. This copied from The Strange Career of the Chevalier D\u2019Eon de Beaumont Minister Plenipotentiary<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pg66483.cover_.medium.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/un-aventurier-au-xviii-siecle-le-chevalier-deon-1728-1810\/\">Un aventurier au XVIII si\u00e8cle: Le Chevalier d&#8217;\u00c9on (1728-1810)<\/a><time datetime=\"1904-01-01T18:26:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 1, 1904<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Octave Homberg and Fernand Jousselin 1904 After finding d&#8217;Eon de Beaumont&#8217;s papers languishing in a booksellers shop for almost 100 years the authors went through the documents to tell the story of d&#8217;Eon more<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-13-174032-207x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-13-174032-207x300.png 207w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-13-174032.png 403w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/deon-de-beaumont-his-life-and-times\/\">D&#8217;Eon de Beaumont, His Life and Times<\/a><time datetime=\"1911-01-01T00:37:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 1, 1911<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Octave Homberg, Fernand Jousselin, Alfred Rieu \u00b7 1911 275 pages Review: The author states that he found some papers that d&#8217;Eon had collected during her life. After her death, these papers were taken by<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/836481151_140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/monsieur-deon-is-a-woman\/\">Monsieur d&#8217;Eon Is a Woman<\/a><time datetime=\"2001-01-01T01:20:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 1, 2001<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">a tale of political intrigue and sexual masqueradeby Kates, Gary Published 2001 &#8220;The Chevalier Charles-Genevi\u00e8ve-Louise-Auguste-Andr\u00e9-Thimoth\u00e9e d&#8217;Eon, after a distinguished career as a soldier, diplomat, and secret agent for the Government of King Louis XV of<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/51EHZH02FKL._SX309_BO1204203200_-197x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/51EHZH02FKL._SX309_BO1204203200_-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/51EHZH02FKL._SX309_BO1204203200_.jpg 311w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/the-maiden-of-tonnerre-the-vicissitudes-of-the-chevalier-and-the-chevaliere-deon\/\">The Maiden of Tonnerre: The Vicissitudes of the Chevalier and the Chevali\u00e8re d&#8217;Eon<\/a><time datetime=\"2001-08-29T01:27:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 29, 2001<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Professor Charles d&#8217;Eon de Beaumont (Author), Professor Roland A. Champagne (Translator), Professor Nina Claire Ekstein (Translator), Professor Gary Kates (Translator) This is a translation from French to English of some limited writings of Chevali\u00e8re<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-07-19-155614-300x159.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:225px;max-height:225px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-07-19-155614-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-07-19-155614-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-07-19-155614-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-07-19-155614-1320x698.png 1320w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-07-19-155614-600x317.png 600w, https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-07-19-155614.png 1429w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/superqueerhistory.com\/papers-of-charles-chevalier-d-eon-de-beaumont-at-university-of-leeds\/\">Papers of Charles Chevalier d&#8217; Eon de Beaumont at University of Leeds<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-06-25T05:55:28+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 25, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Leeds Library in England has a large collection of documents by and about d&#8217;Eon de Beaumont. At this point it is not digitized, but a catalog of the documents can be viewed. https:\/\/explore.library.leeds.ac.uk\/special-collections-explore\/470364\/papers_of_charles_chevalier_d_eon_de_beaumont<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This brave woman trained and worked as a French spy and diplomat using both male and female personas. 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