Charles, Prince of Rochefort
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Charles de Rohan was a Prince of the House of Rohan. He was the founder of the Rochefort line of the Rohans which still continue to live today. He was styled the Prince of Rochefort as well as the Prince of Montauban.
was the senior male line as their older brother François Armand, Prince of Montbazon died without surviving issue to carry on the Guéméné succession.
As he was the younger son, he was given the title of prince de Rochefort, a title which would remain with him till his death. As a member of the House of Rohan he enjoyed the prestigious rank of a Foreign Prince
in the early 17th century as the Rohans claimed their ancestry back to the Dukes of Brittany. The title of Prince of Rochefort was created a hereditary title in 1728.
He married Eléonore Eugénie de Béthisy de Mézières, younger daughter of Eugène Marie de Béthisy, Marquis de Mézières, and Eléonore Oglethorpe, like her sisters, a loyal and active Jacobite
, who was in turn a daughter of Theophilus Oglethorpe
, an English soldier and MP. The couple were married on the 23rd September 1722 and produced four children.
His eldest son, known as Charles Jules, was the father of Charlotte Louise Dorothée de Rohan, secret wife of Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien. Charles Jules' son Charles Louis married Marie Louise de Rohan, daughter of Henri Louis, Prince of Guéméné
(of the mainline) and Victoire de Rohan (of the middle line). Charles' descendants also claim the Duchy of Bouillon through the marriage of Charles Louis and Marie Louise.
His only daughter, known as Louise, was the wife of the Prince of Brionne
, a Prince of Lorraine
. Through their daughter Joséphine
, who married the Prince of Carignano, the present House of Savoy
are direct descendants of Charles and his wife.
Charles died at the age of sixty nine. He was succeeded as head of the Rochefort line by his son, Charles Jules.
Biography
Born in Paris to the Prince and Princess of Guéméné, he was the couples fourth child and third son. His older brother Hercule Mériadec, Prince of GuéménéHercule Mériadec, Prince of Guéméné
Hercule Mériadec de Rohan was a French noble man and Duke of Montbazon. He is known by his other title, Prince of Guéméné...
was the senior male line as their older brother François Armand, Prince of Montbazon died without surviving issue to carry on the Guéméné succession.
As he was the younger son, he was given the title of prince de Rochefort, a title which would remain with him till his death. As a member of the House of Rohan he enjoyed the prestigious rank of a Foreign Prince
Foreign Prince
Foreign Prince is the English translation of prince étranger, a high, though somewhat ambiguous, rank at the French royal court of the ancien régime.-Terminology:...
in the early 17th century as the Rohans claimed their ancestry back to the Dukes of Brittany. The title of Prince of Rochefort was created a hereditary title in 1728.
He married Eléonore Eugénie de Béthisy de Mézières, younger daughter of Eugène Marie de Béthisy, Marquis de Mézières, and Eléonore Oglethorpe, like her sisters, a loyal and active Jacobite
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
, who was in turn a daughter of Theophilus Oglethorpe
Theophilus Oglethorpe
Sir Theophilus Oglethorpe was an English soldier and MP.The son of Sutton Oglethorpe, he came of an old Yorkshire family from Bramham and he had loyally supported King Charles I against the Cromwellian forces, and in consequence suffered severely at the hands of the Puritans with his home and...
, an English soldier and MP. The couple were married on the 23rd September 1722 and produced four children.
His eldest son, known as Charles Jules, was the father of Charlotte Louise Dorothée de Rohan, secret wife of Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien. Charles Jules' son Charles Louis married Marie Louise de Rohan, daughter of Henri Louis, Prince of Guéméné
Henri Louis, Prince of Guéméné
Henri Louis de Rohan, Prince of Guéméné , was a French courtier and the penultimate Grand Chamberlain of France.-Biography:...
(of the mainline) and Victoire de Rohan (of the middle line). Charles' descendants also claim the Duchy of Bouillon through the marriage of Charles Louis and Marie Louise.
His only daughter, known as Louise, was the wife of the Prince of Brionne
Louis, Prince of Brionne
Louis of Lorraine was a member of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine. He married three times and through his daughter, is an ancestor of the present House of Savoy...
, a Prince of Lorraine
House of Lorraine
The House of Lorraine, the main and now only remaining line known as Habsburg-Lorraine, is one of the most important and was one of the longest-reigning royal houses in the history of Europe...
. Through their daughter Joséphine
Princess Joséphine of Lorraine
Joséphine of Lorraine was a French princess of the House of Lorraine and by marriage the Princess of Carignan...
, who married the Prince of Carignano, the present House of Savoy
House of Savoy
The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia...
are direct descendants of Charles and his wife.
Charles died at the age of sixty nine. He was succeeded as head of the Rochefort line by his son, Charles Jules.
Issue
- Éléonore Louise Constance de Rohan, Mademoiselle de Rochefort (15 January 1728 – 1792) married Jean de Merode, son of Jean Philippe de MerodeJean-Philippe-Eugène de Mérode-WesterlooJean-Philippe-Eugène, Count de Mérode, 5th Marquis van Westerloo was a Belgian military and Feldmarschall of the Holy Roman Empire....
had issue (a daughter who had no further children); - Charles Jules Armand de RohanCharles Jules, Prince of RochefortCharles Jules de Rohan was a French nobleman and Prince of Rochefort. He was the father of Charlotte Louise de Rohan, secret wife of the executed duc d'Enghien.-Biography:...
, Prince of Rochefort and of Montauban (29 August 1729 – 18 May 1811) married Marie Henriette Charlotte d'Orléans-Rothelin and had issue; - Louise Julie Constance de Rohan (28 March 1734 – 20 March 1815) married Louis de Lorraine, Prince of BrionneLouis, Prince of BrionneLouis of Lorraine was a member of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine. He married three times and through his daughter, is an ancestor of the present House of Savoy...
and had issue; - Eugène Hercule Camille de Rohan (6 April 1737 – ?) never married.