Louis, duc de Rohan
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| Duke of Rohan | |||||
| Born |
3 November 1652 Hôtel de la rue du Temple, Paris, France |
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| Died | 17 August 1727 (aged 74) Paris, France |
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| Burial | Château de Blain, France | ||||
| Spouse | Marie Élisabeth de Bec-Crespin de Grimaldi | ||||
| Issue Detail |
Louis Bretagne, Duke of Rohan Marie Marguerite, Countess of Schleiden Anne Henriette Charlotte, Princess of Berghes Guy Auguste, Count of Maillé-Seizploue |
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| Father | Henri Chabot | ||||
| Mother | Marguerite de Rohan | ||||
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| Louis de Rohan-Chabot |
Louis de Rohan-Chabot (3 November 1652 – 17 August 1727) was a member of the House of Rohan-Chabot and Duke of Rohan. He married an heiress and acted as Louis XIV's representative in Brittany. He was styled as the Prince of Léon prior to becoming Duke of Rohan. His direct descendant is today's Josselin de Rohan (born 5 June 1938), a member of the Senate of France, representing the Morbihan department.
Born at the Hôtel de la rue du Temple in Paris, to Henri Chabot and his wife Marguerite de Rohan, Louis was the fifth of six children and their only surviving son His parents' marriage had caused a scandal; his mother Marguerite was a Foreign Princess as a member of the House of Rohan, and her wedding plans had caused Louis XIV to issue a decree that she was permitted to marry Henri and still hold her high rank at court.
Henri's family were allowed to bear the name of Rohan-Chabot, the hyphenation of his maternal and paternal family names.
Around 1700, Louis was at Court. The Guéméné branch of the House of Rohan wanted him to abandon the name and coat-or-arms of his mother's family. However, King Louis XIV confirmed his rights to the name, title and coat-or-arms, to which his father had been entitled since 19 September 1646, part of his parents' marriage contract.
Louis was close to his older sister Anne de Rohan-Chabot, future Princess of Soubise and mistress of Louis XIV. His youngest sister, Jeanne Pelagie, married the Prince of Epinoy, the paternal grandfather of Louis de Melun and Anne Julie de Melun, a future Princess of Soubise. Louis' nephews included Hercule Mériadec, Duke of Rohan-Rohan and the Cardinal de Soubise. Louis' godparents were the infant Louis XIV and the infant's mother Anne of Austria, Queen Regent.
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