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   Charles Marie Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy (16 December 1847 – 21 May 1923) was an officer in the French Army from 1870 to 1898. He gained notoriety as a spy for the German Empire and the actual perpetrator of the act of treason of which Captain Alfred Dreyfus was wrongfully accused and convicted in 1894. [1]

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3. www.britannica.com › Ferdinand-Walsin-EsterhazyFerdinand Walsin Esterhazy | Austro-Hungarian, Spy, Dreyfus ...

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   May 17, 2024 · Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy (born 1847, Austria—died May 21, 1923, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, Eng.) was a French army officer, a major figure in the Dreyfus case. Esterhazy had posed as a count and served in the Austrian army during the 1866 war with Prussia.

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   Marie Charles Ferdinand Walsin-Esterházy (* 16. Dezember 1847 in Paris; † 21. Mai 1923 in Harpenden, England) war ein französischer Offizier und Spion für Deutschland. Er war der Auslöser der Dreyfus-Affäre: Er übergab gegen Bezahlung militärische Geheimdokumente an den deutschen Militärattaché in Paris Maximilian von Schwartzkoppen.

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   Marie Charles Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, né le 16 décembre 1847 à Paris et mort le 21 mai 1923 à Harpenden en Angleterre, est un officier français. Commandant au 74 e régiment d'infanterie de ligne, sa trahison a été à l'origine de l'affaire Dreyfus.

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   Charles Marie Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy was an officer in the French Army from 1870 to 1898. He gained notoriety as a spy for the German Empire and the actual perpetrator of the act of treason of which Captain Alfred Dreyfus was wrongfully accused and convicted in 1894.

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   Aug 4, 2023 · The handwriting was traced to Maj. Charles Marie Ferdinand Walsin-Esterhazy, another staff officer who had served in intelligence from 1877 to 1880. In a scenario common in the world of espionage, Esterhazy had fallen deeply in debt and sought a way out by selling secrets to the Germans.

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   Who was Charles Walsin Esterhazy?

   • Charles Marie Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy (16 December 1847 – 21 May 1923) was an officer in the French Army from 1870 to 1898. He gained notoriety as a spy for the German Empire and the actual perpetrator of the act of treason of which Captain Alfred Dreyfus was wrongfully accused and convicted of in 1894.

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   What happened to Esterhazy?

   • Esterhazy was brought before a court-martial in 1897 and acquitted by his fellow officers, but the movement for revision of Dreyfus’ conviction continued to gain supporters (including many French intellectuals). Esterhazy, in panic, fled to Belgium and then to London.

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   What did Esterhazy do in 1882?

   • In 1882 Esterhazy was attached to the expedition sent to Tunis. While there he was employed in the Intelligence Department, then in the Native Affairs Department of the regency. On his own initiative he inserted a citation within official records mention of his "exploits in war", which was later recognised as being falsely concocted.

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   Why did Esterhazy reexamine the Dreyfus case?

   • In a scenario common in the world of espionage, Esterhazy had fallen deeply in debt and sought a way out by selling secrets to the Germans. Confronted by Picquart on April 6, he made a full confession. Picquart submitted his revised report, with a recommendation that the Dreyfus case be reexamined. The response was hardly what he expected.

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   Jan 14, 2015 · In 1896, the new head of the army’s intelligence unit, Georges Picquart, uncovered evidence pointing to another French military officer, Major Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, as the real traitor.