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François-René de Chateaubriand

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In 1793 the author of Memoires D'Outre-Tombe CHATEAUBRIAND 1768-1848 lived as an emigre in a garret close to this site and began his literary career. He returned in 1822 as French ambassador and resided in Portland Place
François-René de Chateaubriand, a prominent French writer and diplomat, lived in exile near this site in 1793 and began his literary career, later returning in 1822 as French ambassador to Britain. His connection to the area marks it as a site of cultural and diplomatic significance in Anglo-French relations.

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