Nicolas Raoul Adalbert de Talleyrand-Périgord (20 March 1837 – 25 March 1915), 7th Duke of Montmorency, was a French aristocrat.
Early life.
He was born on 20 March 1837 in Paris. He was the youngest son of Louis de Talleyrand-Périgord and, his first wife, Anne Louise Charlotte de Montmorency. His siblings included Caroline Valentine de Talleyrand-Périgord (wife of Vicomte Charles Henri d'Etchegoyen), Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord, 4th Duke of Talleyrand-Périgord, After his mother died in 1858, his father married the Countess Hatzfeldt, née Rachel Elisabeth Pauline de Castellane (widow of Max von Hatzfeldt and daughter of Marshal Boniface de Castellane). From his father's second marriage, his younger half-sister was Dorothée de Talleyrand-Périgord (wife of Karl Egon IV, the Prince of Furstenberg and Count Jean de Castellane).
His paternal grandparents were General Edmond de Talleyrand-Périgord, 2nd Duke of Dino and, later, the 2nd Duke of Talleyrand-Périgord, and Princess Dorothea of Courland, Duchess of Sagan. His aunt, Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord, married Henri de Castellane. His maternal grandparents were Anne Charles François de Montmorency, 5th Duke of Montmorency, and Anne Louise Caroline de Goyon de Matignon, Countess de Gacé (sister to Anne Louis Raoul Victor de Montmorency, 6th Duke of Montmorency).
Career.
Upon the death of his uncle, in 1862, he became the Duke of Montmorency (third creation). The title had originally been created in 1688 as the Duke of Beaufort (second creation) but was changed to Duke of Montmorency in 1689. Before he succeeded to the title, he was known as the Count of Périgord.
He was prominent at the Court of Napoleon III and was a member of the Union Artistique.
Personal life.
On 2 June 1866, he was married to Ida Marie "Carmen" Aguado y MacDonnel (1847–1880), a daughter of Alexandre Aguado, 2nd Marqués of las Marismas del Guadalquivir and Claire Emilie MacDonnel, a lady-in-waiting to Empress Eugénie. Before her death, they were the parents of one son: 
His wife died in Arcachon, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine in 1880. The Duke died in 1915. After his death, his son inherited the dukedom. Upon his son's death in Paris in 1951, the dukedom of Montmorency became extinct.
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