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'''Charlotte Aglaé of Orléans''', '''Mademoiselle de Valois''', was born in Paris [[20 October]], [[1700]] and died in [[Luxembourg Palace]], [[Paris]] on [[19 January]], [[1761]]. |
'''Charlotte Aglaé of Orléans''', '''Mademoiselle de Valois''', was born in Paris [[20 October]], [[1700]] and died in [[Luxembourg Palace]], [[Paris]] on [[19 January]], [[1761]]. |
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Third daughter of [[Philippe II, Duke of Orléans]] ([[1674]] - [[1723]]) and [[ |
Third daughter of [[Philippe II, Duke of Orléans]] ([[1674]] - [[1723]]) and [[Françoise-Marie de Bourbon]] ([[1677]] - [[1749]]), called '''Mademoiselle de Blois'''. Charlotte was not particularly beautiful, but was vivacious and self-assured. His father felt a special affection for her and paid special attention to her education. In [[1717]], Charlotte began an affair with the [[Louis François Armand du Plessis, duc de Richelieu|Duke of Richelieu]]. When the Duke was arrested and jailed in [[Hem]] in [[1719]], in connection with the [[Conspiracy of Cellemare]], Charlotte visited him several times in prison and urged her father, who was then [[Regent]] of France, to pardon him so they could marry. An earlier project to marry Charlotte to the King of Sardinia had failed. |
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After the Regent formed an alliance with [[England]], [[Rinaldo d'Este|Rinaldo III]], Duke of [[Módena]], proposed that Charlotte marry his son, [[Francesco III d'Este|Francesco III]] ([[1698]] - [[1780]]). The marriage took place in [[1720]], and Charlotte received an enormous dowry: 1.8 million pounds, half which was contributed by the king of [[France]]. Charlotte and her husband had nine children: |
After the Regent formed an alliance with [[England]], [[Rinaldo d'Este|Rinaldo III]], Duke of [[Módena]], proposed that Charlotte marry his son, [[Francesco III d'Este|Francesco III]] ([[1698]] - [[1780]]). The marriage took place in [[1720]], and Charlotte received an enormous dowry: 1.8 million pounds, half which was contributed by the king of [[France]]. Charlotte and her husband had nine children: |
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Revision as of 02:43, 12 February 2008
Charlotte Aglaé of Orléans, Mademoiselle de Valois, was born in Paris 20 October, 1700 and died in Luxembourg Palace, Paris on 19 January, 1761.
Third daughter of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674 - 1723) and Françoise-Marie de Bourbon (1677 - 1749), called Mademoiselle de Blois. Charlotte was not particularly beautiful, but was vivacious and self-assured. His father felt a special affection for her and paid special attention to her education. In 1717, Charlotte began an affair with the Duke of Richelieu. When the Duke was arrested and jailed in Hem in 1719, in connection with the Conspiracy of Cellemare, Charlotte visited him several times in prison and urged her father, who was then Regent of France, to pardon him so they could marry. An earlier project to marry Charlotte to the King of Sardinia had failed.
After the Regent formed an alliance with England, Rinaldo III, Duke of Módena, proposed that Charlotte marry his son, Francesco III (1698 - 1780). The marriage took place in 1720, and Charlotte received an enormous dowry: 1.8 million pounds, half which was contributed by the king of France. Charlotte and her husband had nine children:
- Alfonso (1723 - 1725)
- François Constantin (1724 - 1725)
- Maria Teresa Felicita (Maria Teresa) (1726 - 1754), married to Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre
- Hercule Reanud (Ercole Rinaldo) (1727 - 1803)
- Matilde (1729 - 1803)
- Béatriz (1731 - 1736)
- Marie Fortunée (Maria Fortunata) (1734 - 1803), married to Louis François Joseph de Bourbon, Prince de Conti,
- Benoît Philippe (Benedeto Filipo) (1736 - 1751)
- Marie Élisabeth (1741 - 1774)
Charlotte became bored in Módena, and the Duc de Richelieu visited her in disguise. Charlotte wanted, at all costs, to separate from her husband and return to France; however, once she did so, King Louis XV welcomed her with extreme coldness and forced her to live a distant and marginalized life in Paris.