Carmen Aguado, Duchesse de Montmorency (née Carmen-Ida-Marie; 28 June 1847 – 26 November 1880) was the only daughter of Alexandre Aguado Moreno and lady-in-waiting Claire Emilie MacDonnel. By marriage to Adalbert de Talleyrand Périgord, Duc de Montmorency, she was the Duchess of Montmorency. Carmen was the subject of a portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.[1]
Carmen Aguado | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Montmorency | |
 Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1860 | |
| Born | Carmen-Ida-Marie 28 June 1847 Île-de-France, Paris, France |
| Died | 26 November 1880 (aged 33) Arcachon, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| Noble family | Aguado |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Napoléon Louis Eugène Alexandre Anne Emmanuel de Talleyrand-Périgord |
| Father | Alexandre Aguado, II Marqués de las Marismas del Guadalquivir |
| Mother | Claire Emilie MacDonnel |
Early life
editBorn on 28 June 1847, Carmen-Ida-Marie Aguado was the daughter of Alexandre Aguado and Claire Emilie MacDonnel.[2] Claire was a lady-in-waiting to Eugénie de Montijo, and Alexandre was a patient at a mental asylum.[3] Carmen was their third and last child.[2]
Personal life
editOn 2 June 1866, Carmen married Adalbert de Talleyrand-Périgord (1837 – 1915)[4] and henceforth became Duchesse de Montmorency.[3] Their marriage was short-lived, though Carmen was able to give birth to one child:
- Napoléon Louis Eugène Alexandre Anne Emmanuel de Talleyrand-Périgord (1867–1951);[5][6] who became the 8th Duke of Montmorency.
Carmen died on 26 November 1880, at the age of 33.[3][5] Her death was most likely the effects of tuberculosis.[4]
Portrait
editIn 1860, Carmen was the model for prominent artist Franz Xaver Winterhalter.[1][3][4][7]
References
edit- ^ a b pictorem. "Carmen Aguado, Duchesse de Montmorency". Pictorem. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Liquidation confondue des successions d'Alexandre Marie Jean Manuel Aguado et de son fils Edgar Pierre Aguado entre leurs héritiers, sa veuve, Émilie Claire Mac Donell, épouse en secondes noces d'Onésipe Gonsalve Jean Alexandre Olympe Aguado et de ses trois enfants issus de son premier mariage, Alexandre Marie Aguado, Arthur Olympe Georges Aguado et Carmen Ida Maria Aguado". FranceArchives. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d Stephilius (24 October 2013). "Gods and Foolish Grandeur: The marquise de Las Marismas - two portraits by Winterhalter". Gods and Foolish Grandeur. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ a b c permareperterrasblog (21 October 2017). "Arrêt sur image, les promesses…". Per mare, per terras (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Carmen Ida Maria AGUADO 1847-1880". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Louis de Talleyrand-Périgord (1867-1951) - HouseHistree". househistree.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Trio of striking female portraits set to shine | Roseberys London". www.roseberys.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2022.