Marguerite de Rohan, Duchess of Rohan
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Marguerite de Rohan was a French noblewoman and Duchess of Rohan in her own right
. She married Henri Chabot
for love and the couple produced 4 children. A great heiress, she inherited the Duchy (later principlaity) of Soubise
which was given to her daughter Anne
.
Her family claimed ancestry from the regining Dukes of Brittany and at the French court, were allowed the rank of Foreign Prince
s. This entitled them to the style of Highness and other privileges at court.
Appealing to the Queen Regent Anne of Austria
, in 1645 Louis XIV issued a certificate that willed Marguerite the right to keep her status, her dignity of a princess, should she marry Henri Chabot. When the Marquis of Seneterre interrogated her on these matters, she replied: I do not know if I shall be able to decide to marry him, but I do feel that I could not bear it if he married someone else.
Previously, her hand had been asked by Louis de Bourbon
, Count of Soissons and cousin of the King Henri IV; she refused. Other candidates included the Duke of Nemours as well as the Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Eventually, she married Henri in Paris on 6 June 1645. The couple were the parents of six children, four of which would have progeny.
By her marriage, she brought her dowry
to her husband as well as all her possessions and titles, with the condition that the children bear the name and coat-of-arms of Rohan
only. Later the children decided to call themselves Rohan-Chabot and thereby did not honour the clauses of the marriage-contract.
The marriage of a Rohan to a meer noble man of no fortune, was seen as a mésalliance
for the powerful Rohans who were one of the oldest families in France. Her husband was created Duke of Rohan in 1648.
Titles she held in her own right were; Duchess of Rohan, Princess of Léon, Duchess of Frontenay, Countess of Porhoët, Marquise of Blain, Dame of Lorges, Countess of Porhoët amongst others.
The Ducal Peerage
of Rohan
was re-established for Chabot in 1648. Marguerite, Duchess of Rohan in her own right, as a widow was named guardian of her children by royal letters of 10 June 1655.
She died in Paris on 9 April 1684 at the age of 67.
, a present member of the Senate of France.
Through her daughter Anne, she is an ancestor of the Princes of Guéméné, another line of the House of Rohan as well as the present Prince of Monaco
.
Suo jure
Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....
. She married Henri Chabot
Henri Chabot
Henri Chabot was a French nobleman and Duke of Rohan by marriage and then in his own right. His wife was the heiress Marguerite de Rohan, daughter of Henri, Duke of Rohan. He is sometimes known as Henri de Chabot.-Biography:...
for love and the couple produced 4 children. A great heiress, she inherited the Duchy (later principlaity) of Soubise
Soubise
Soubise can refer to:* Soubise sauce, a béchamel-based sauce containing strained or puréed onions* Soubise, a commune of the Charente-Maritime département, in France* Benjamin de Rohan, duc de Soubise , Huguenot leader...
which was given to her daughter Anne
Anne de Rohan-Chabot
Anne de Rohan-Chabot was a French noble. A member of the House of Rohan, she was wife of the Prince of Soubise. It was she would bought the lordship of Soubise into the junior line of the Rohans. She was a short term mistress of Louis XIV...
.
Biography
She was the only child of Henri de Rohan, Duke of Rohan and Marguerite de Béthune, a daughter of Maximilien de Béthune.Her family claimed ancestry from the regining Dukes of Brittany and at the French court, were allowed the rank of 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:...
s. This entitled them to the style of Highness and other privileges at court.
Appealing to the Queen Regent Anne of Austria
Anne of Austria
Anne of Austria was Queen consort of France and Navarre, regent for her son, Louis XIV of France, and a Spanish Infanta by birth...
, in 1645 Louis XIV issued a certificate that willed Marguerite the right to keep her status, her dignity of a princess, should she marry Henri Chabot. When the Marquis of Seneterre interrogated her on these matters, she replied: I do not know if I shall be able to decide to marry him, but I do feel that I could not bear it if he married someone else.
Previously, her hand had been asked by Louis de Bourbon
Louis de Bourbon, comte de Soissons
Louis de Bourbon, Count of Soissons , was a French nobleman, the son of Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons and Anne de Montafié...
, Count of Soissons and cousin of the King Henri IV; she refused. Other candidates included the Duke of Nemours as well as the Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Eventually, she married Henri in Paris on 6 June 1645. The couple were the parents of six children, four of which would have progeny.
By her marriage, she brought her dowry
Dowry
A dowry is the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings forth to the marriage. It contrasts with bride price, which is paid to the bride's parents, and dower, which is property settled on the bride herself by the groom at the time of marriage. The same culture may simultaneously practice both...
to her husband as well as all her possessions and titles, with the condition that the children bear the name and coat-of-arms of Rohan
Rohan
Rohan is a realm in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy era of Middle-earth. It is a grassland which lies north of its ally Gondor and north-west of Mordor, the realm of Sauron, their enemy . It is inhabited by the Rohirrim, a people of herdsmen and farmers who are well-known for their horses and cavalry....
only. Later the children decided to call themselves Rohan-Chabot and thereby did not honour the clauses of the marriage-contract.
The marriage of a Rohan to a meer noble man of no fortune, was seen as a mésalliance
Mesalliance
A mesalliance is a marriage with a person of inferior social position....
for the powerful Rohans who were one of the oldest families in France. Her husband was created Duke of Rohan in 1648.
Titles she held in her own right were; Duchess of Rohan, Princess of Léon, Duchess of Frontenay, Countess of Porhoët, Marquise of Blain, Dame of Lorges, Countess of Porhoët amongst others.
The Ducal Peerage
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
of Rohan
Duke of Rohan
-House of Rohan:-House of Chabot:-House of Rohan-Chabot:The title prince de Léon is used a a courtesy title until the succession of the duke....
was re-established for Chabot in 1648. Marguerite, Duchess of Rohan in her own right, as a widow was named guardian of her children by royal letters of 10 June 1655.
She died in Paris on 9 April 1684 at the age of 67.
Descendants
Marguerite has various descendants throughout Europe; Through her son she is a direct male line ancrestress of Josselin de RohanJosselin de Rohan
Josselin Charles Louis Jean Marie de Rohan-Chabot, 14th Duke of Rohan, known as Josselin de Rohan was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Morbihan department...
, a present member of the Senate of France.
Through her daughter Anne, she is an ancestor of the Princes of Guéméné, another line of the House of Rohan as well as the present Prince of Monaco
Prince of Monaco
The Reigning Prince or Princess of Monaco is the sovereign monarch and head of state of the Principality of Monaco. All Princes or Princesses thus far have taken the name of the House of Grimaldi, but have belonged to various other houses in male line...
.
Issue
- X de Rohan-Chabot
- Marguerite Gabrielle Charlotte de Rohan-Chabot (d.17 June 1720) married Malo de Coëtquen, Marquis de Coëtquen and had issue;
- Anne Julie de Rohan-ChabotAnne de Rohan-ChabotAnne de Rohan-Chabot was a French noble. A member of the House of Rohan, she was wife of the Prince of Soubise. It was she would bought the lordship of Soubise into the junior line of the Rohans. She was a short term mistress of Louis XIV...
(1648 – 4 February 1709), Princess of SoubisePrincess of Soubise- Princess of Soubise :...
married François de RohanFrançois, Prince of SoubiseFrançois de Rohan was a member of the House of Rohan and founder of the houses Soubise. His wife Anne Julie de Rohan was the one time mistress of Louis XIV and mother of François 's own eleven children...
and had issue; was mistress of Louis XIV; - Gilone de Rohan-Chabot (?) died in infancy;
- Louis de Rohan-Chabot, Duke of Rohan, Prince of Léon (3 November 1652 – 17 August 1727) married Marie Elisabeth du Bec-Crespin de Grimaldi and had issue;
- Jeanne Pelagie de Rohan-Chabot (d.18 August 1698) married Alexandre Guillaume de Melun, Prince of Epinoy and had issue; was grand mother of Anne Julie de MelunAnne Julie de MelunAnne Julie de Melun was a French noblewoman and mother of Charles de Rohan, the famous general of Louis XV as well as Madame de Marsan. She died of smallpox in her twenties.-Biography:...
, Princess of SoubisePrincess of Soubise- Princess of Soubise :...
was wife of Jules de RohanJules, Prince of SoubiseJules de Rohan was a French nobleman and Prince of Soubise. He died of smallpox aged twenty-seven.-Biography:...
, a grandson of the above Anne.
Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 1617 – 13 April 1639 Her Highness Mademoiselle de Rohan
- 13 April 1639 – 27 February 1655 Her Highness the Duchess of Rohan, Princess of Léon
- 27 February 1655 – 9 April 1684 Her Highness the Dowager Duchess of Rohan, Dowager Princess of Léon