#Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans Duchess of Modena

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Portrait of Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, Duchess of Modena as Hebe (c. 1720), Attributed to Pierre Gobert (French, 1662-1744), oil on canvas, 120 × 90 cm, Palace of Versailles, Versailles

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Portrait of Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, Duchess of Modena as Hebe (c.1720). Attributed to Pierre Gobert (French, 1662-1744). Oil on canvas. Palace of Versailles.

Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans 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. Hebe is the Goddess of Eternal Youth as well as the Keeper of the Fountain of Youth.In some myths, she was the Cupbearer of the Gods. She was also sometimes said to be the Patron of Brides as well as the Goddess of Pardon and Forgiveness.

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Royal Birthdays for today, October 20th:

Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise, 1406

Stanisław I, King of Poland, 1677

Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, Duchess of Modena, 1700

Pauline Bonaparte, Duchess of Guastalla, 1780

Yasuhiko Asaka, Japanese Prince, 1887

Michiko, The Empress Emerita, 1934

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Royal Birthdays for today, October 20th:

Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise, 1406

Stanisław I, King of Poland, 1677

Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, Duchess of Modena, 1700

Pauline Bonaparte, Duchess of Guastalla, 1780

Yasuhiko Asaka, Japanese Prince, 1887

Michiko, Empress of Japan, 1934

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Royal Birthdays for today, October 20th:

Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise, 1406

Stanisław I, King of Poland, 1677

Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, Duchess of Modena, 1700

Pauline Bonaparte, Duchess of Guastalla, 1780

Yasuhiko Asaka, Japanese Prince, 1887

Michiko, Empress of Japan, 1934

Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster, 1974