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Choisy, François-Timoléon, abbé de

(1644—1724)


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(1644–1724), French cleric, diplomat, and writer.

Perhaps best known as a cross-dresser, Choisy was a prolific author of works on church history as well as memoirs and fiction. He knew ...

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