Jules, Prince of Guéméné
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Jules de Rohan was Prince of Guéméné
. Born in Paris, he died in Carlsbourg. He was known as Jules.
On 10 February 1743 he married Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne
(1725–1793), daughter of Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
, Duke of Bouillon
(1706–1771) and Maria Karolina Sobieska
.
Jules and Marie Louise had only one son, Henri Louis de Rohan
, who married a cousin, Victoire de Rohan, daughter of Charles de Rohan, Prince of Soubise
and Anne Therese of Savoy.
The Prince of Guéméné died in Belgium
aged 74, his son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren fled to Bohemia
before the French Revolution
, but his wife was guillotined in 1793.
Prince of Guéméné
The fiefdom of Guéméné was bought on 26 May 1377, for 3,400 sous d'or by Jean de Rohan, Viscount of Rohan. From his second marriage to The fiefdom of Guéméné was bought on 26 May 1377, for 3,400 sous d'or by Jean de Rohan, Viscount of Rohan. From his second marriage to The fiefdom of Guéméné was...
. Born in Paris, he died in Carlsbourg. He was known as Jules.
Biography
Jules was the oldest son of Hercule Mériadec, Prince of Guéméné (1688–1757) and Louise Gabrielle Julie de Rohan (1704–1741), daughter of Hercule Mériadec de Rohan, Prince of Soubise and Anne Geneviève de LévisAnne Geneviève de Lévis
Anne Geneviève de Lévis was a French noblewoman. She was Duchess of Rohan-Rohan and Princess of Soubise by marriage. Anne Geneviève was the only child of Madame de Ventadour, governess of the young Louis XV. She married twice and had children with her second husband...
On 10 February 1743 he married Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne
Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne
Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French noblewoman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne...
(1725–1793), daughter of Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French nobleman and member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne.-Biography:...
, Duke of Bouillon
Duke of Bouillon
The Duke of Bouillon is a title of nobility. Until the nineteenth century, the Duke of Bouillon was the ruler of the semi-sovereign Duchy of Bouillon , a small state located between Luxembourg, Champagne, and the Three Bishoprics and centered on Bouillon.- History of the Duchy of Bouillon :The...
(1706–1771) and Maria Karolina Sobieska
Maria Karolina Sobieska
Maria Karolina Sobieska was a Polish noble lady, daughter of Jakub Ludwik Sobieski. Known as Marie Charlotte or just Charlotte, she was the Princess of Turenne and later Duchess of Bouillon by marriage...
.
Jules and Marie Louise had only one son, Henri Louis de Rohan
Henri Louis, Prince of Guéméné
Henri Louis de Rohan, Prince of Guéméné , was a French courtier and the penultimate Grand Chamberlain of France.-Biography:...
, who married a cousin, Victoire de Rohan, daughter of Charles de Rohan, Prince of Soubise
Charles, Prince of Soubise
Charles de Rohan , duke of Rohan-Rohan, seigneur of Roberval, and marshal of France from 1758, was a military man, a minister to the kings Louis XV and Louis XVI, and a notorious libertine. The last male of his branch of the House of Rohan, he was also the great grandfather to the duc d'Enghien,...
and Anne Therese of Savoy.
The Prince of Guéméné died in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
aged 74, his son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren fled to Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
before the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
, but his wife was guillotined in 1793.
Issue
- Henri Louis Marie de Rohan, Duke of Montbazon, Prince of Guéméné (31 August 1745–1809) married Victoire de Rohan and had issue; she was the sister of the Princess of Condé and posthumous step daughter of Madame de SoubiseAnne Marie Louise de La Tour d'AuvergneAnne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French noblewoman and the wife of Charles de Rohan. She was Marchioness of Gordes and Countess of Moncha in her own right as well as Princess of Soubise by marriage...
.
Siblings
Hercule Mériadec and Louise Gabrielle's children:- Charlotte Louise de Rohan, Mademoiselle de Rohan (12 March 1722 – October 1786) married Vittorio Amadeo Luiz Ferrero Fieschi, Prince of MasseranoMasseranoMasserano is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 12 km northeast of Biella...
and had issue - Généviève Armande Elisabeth de Rohan, Abbess of Marquette (18 November 1724 – 1766) never married
- Marie Louise de Rohan (1728 – 31 May 1737) died in infancy
- Louis Armand Constantin de Rohan, Prince de Montbazon (18 April 1731 – 24 July 1794) married Gabrielle Rosalie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, daughter of François Victor Le Tonnelier de BreteuilFrançois Victor Le Tonnelier de BreteuilFrançois Victor Le Tonnelier de Breteuil was a French nobleman. He was minister for war twice under Louis XV. He was also chancelier, garde des sceaux de la Maison de la reine and commander, provost and grandmaster of ceremonies to the order of the Holy Spirit .He was a member of the Le Tonnelier...
, no issue; Louis Armand was guillotined in the revolution - Louis René Édouard de Rohan, Cardinal de Rohan (25 September 1734 – 16 February 1803) Archbishop of Strasbourg, no issue
- Ferdinand Maximilien Mériadec de RohanFerdinand Maximilien Mériadec de RohanFerdinand Maximilien Mériadec de Rohan was an Archbishop of Bordeaux starting in 1769, and Prince-Archbishop of Cambrai from 1781. He was the son of Hercule Meriadec de Rohan, prince de Guéméné and Louise-Gabrielle Julie de Rohan; brother of cardinal de Rohan, and Jules, prince de Guéméné.Mériadec...
, Archbishop of Cambrai (7 November 1738 – 30 October 1813) had illegitimate children with Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany, daughter of Charles Edward StuartCharles Edward StuartPrince Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or The Young Pretender was the second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of Great Britain , and Ireland...
and Clementina WalkinshawClementina WalkinshawClementina Maria Sophia Walkinshaw was the mistress of Bonnie Prince Charlie.Clementina was the youngest of the ten daughters of John Walkinshaw of Barrowhill . The Walkinshaws owned the lands of Barrowfield and Camlachie, and her father had become a wealthy Glasgow merchant...