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| − | {{People|name=Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de Guignes | + | {{People|name=Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de Guignes|dob=1759|service=Ambassador|rank=|nationality=French|billets=China; French Ambassador <BR> Paris <BR> Incan Empire; Captain to [[Guinevere]]}} |
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de Guignes was, in 1806, the French ambassador to China, following the attempted coup by [[Prince Yongxing]], he was able to persuade [[Lung Tien Lien]] to return with him to France in an effort to exact revenge on [[Temeraire]], who she blamed for the Prince's death. | Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de Guignes was, in 1806, the French ambassador to China, following the attempted coup by [[Prince Yongxing]], he was able to persuade [[Lung Tien Lien]] to return with him to France in an effort to exact revenge on [[Temeraire]], who she blamed for the Prince's death. | ||
| − | De Guignes had a nephew | + | De Guignes had a nephew in the [[Armee de l’Air]], who was captured by the [[Aerial Corps]] after attempting to board and take [[Temeraire]] in 1805. |
In 1807, de Guignes was posted to Paris, and there received [[William Laurence]] and [[Temeraire]] when they delivered the African fungus capable of curing the [[Dragon Plague]] to France. | In 1807, de Guignes was posted to Paris, and there received [[William Laurence]] and [[Temeraire]] when they delivered the African fungus capable of curing the [[Dragon Plague]] to France. | ||
