Carmen Aguado, Duchesse de Montmorency
# Carmen Aguado, Duchesse de Montmorency

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.

## Life

Born on 28 June 1847, Carmen-Ida-Marie Aguado was the daughter of Alexandre Aguado and Claire Emilie MacDonnel. Claire was a lady-in-waiting to Eugénie de Montijo, and Alexandre was a patient at a mental asylum. Carmen was their third and last child.

On 2 June 1866, Carmen married Adalbert de Talleyrand-Périgord (1837 – 1915) and henceforth became Duchesse de Montmorency. Their marriage was short-lived, though Carmen was able to give birth to one child:

* Louis de Talleyrand-Périgord (22 March 1867 – 26 September 1951); became Duke of Montmorency.

Carmen died on 26 November 1880, at the age of 33. Her death was most likely the effects of tuberculosis.

### Portrait

In 1860, Carmen was the model for prominent artist Franz Xaver Winterhalter.

