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Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, (20 October 1700 – 19 January 1761) was the Duchess of Modena and Reggio by marriage. She was the third daughter of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, and of his wife, Françoise-Marie de Bourbon. She was born a ''princesse du sang''. When a married woman, she had ten children. ==Youth== Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans was born at the Palais-Royal, her parents' residence in Paris. As a young child, Charlotte Aglaé was known at court as ''Mademoiselle de Valois''. Her second name comes from the youngest of the three Greek Charites; ''Aglaea''. At a young age, she and Louise Adélaïde were placed in the Abbey of Chelles, which her sister would years later 'rule' as abbess. Charlotte Aglaé was one of eight children. In 1714, she was sent by her parents to Val-de-Grâce Abbey. At that time, her marriage became the preoccupation of her family. Her older sister, the Duchess of Berry suggested that she marry the young Louis Armand de Bourbon, ''Prince of Conti'', the son of François Louis, Prince of Conti and of his wife Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, but Louis XIV would not give his consent to the union. In 1715, Charlotte Aglaé moved into the Palais-Royal with her family. The following year, her mother suggested her marriage to her first cousin, Louis Auguste de Bourbon, ''prince de Dombes'', son of her uncle, Louis Auguste de Bourbon, ''duc du Maine'', but Charlotte Aglaé refused. Shortly thereafter, Charlotte Aglaé went to live at the Château de Saint-Cloud with her paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, the Dowager Duchess of Orléans who was known as ''Madame'' at court. Her grandmother made a pen portrait of her granddaughter at this time:
The Dowager Duchess of Orléans also said of her granddaughter that:
Her cousin, Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, proposed to her on behalf of his younger brother, Charles de Bourbon, ''comte de Charolais''. Charlotte Aglaé is said to have seriously considered the proposal but her parents refused outright. In 1718, Charlotte Aglaé began a romantic affair with Louis François Armand du Plessis, duc de Richelieu.〔Anquetil, ''Histoire de France'', 1820〕 In 1719, the duke was arrested and jailed in Hem in connection with his participation in the Cellamare Conspiracy. Charlotte Aglaé visited the duke several times in prison. Wishing to marry him, she urged her father, the Regent, to pardon him. Her older cousin, Louise Anne de Bourbon, was another of the promiscuous Richelieu's conquests. The cousins, who had never been very close, became bitter enemies due to their simultaneous romantic involvement with the womanising duke. This enmity continued long after each amorous affair had ended. The young Louise-Anne was considered the most attractive daughter of Louis III, Prince of Condé. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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