Len d'Eon

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The Cavalier
When the Amsterdam newspaper broke the news that England’s Queen Charlotte’s first two sons were fathered by the French Ambassador and not King George III, the French King had Maurice de la Tour paint the Chevalier d’Eon... as a woman. Shipped to London for prominent display, it is currently in the British Museum. You have to ask to see it. This is that story.

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Historical Fiction
The Cavalier
A quote from the New American Encyclopedia .....For reasons which have never become known, the Chevalier d’Eon was made to wear the dress of a woman for the rest of his life.