Armand de Rohan-Soubise
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François Armand de Rohan, cardinal de Soubise, prince de Tournon, prince de Rohan (1 December 1717, Paris - 28 June 1756, Saverne
, of tuberculosis
) was a French churchman. He was great-nephew of his predecessor Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan
, for whom he was coadjutor, and brother of Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise. His mother Anne Julie de Melun
and his father died of smallpox
.
in the diocese of Toul
from 1736 and then as abbot-prince of Murbach
and of Lure
in 1737. He was elected to the Académie française
on 15 July 1741, becoming coadjutor of Strasbourg a year later, then bishop in partibus of Ptolémaïde in Palestine four months after that. He was made grand almoner of France
in 1745 and cardinal in 1747. He became prince-bishop of Strasbourg in 1749 and abbot of La Chaise-Dieu the same year, giving up that of Saint-Epvre.
Saverne
Saverne is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is situated on the Rhine-Marne canal at the foot of a pass over the Vosges Mountains, and 45 km N.W...
, of tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
) was a French churchman. He was great-nephew of his predecessor Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan
Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan
Armand de Rohan was a French churchman and politician. He became bishop of Strasbourg in 1704, Cardinal in 1712 then grand almoner of France in 1713 and member of the regency council in 1722....
, for whom he was coadjutor, and brother of Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise. His mother Anne Julie de Melun
Anne Julie de Melun
Anne 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:...
and his father died of smallpox
Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varius, meaning "spotted", or varus, meaning "pimple"...
.
Life
He first served as abbot of Ventadour then of Saint-EpvreSaint-Epvre
Saint-Epvre is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-References:*...
in the diocese of Toul
Diocese of Toul
The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1824. From 1048 until 1552 , it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire.- History :...
from 1736 and then as abbot-prince of Murbach
Murbach
Murbach is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Murbach Abbey is located near Murbach.-References:*...
and of Lure
Lure
Lure can refer to:* Lure * Lure coursing, a sport for dogs that involves chasing a mechanically operated lure* Fishing lure* Lur, an instrument found in northern Europe* Lure, Haute-Saône, a commune of the Haute-Saône département, in France...
in 1737. He was elected to the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
on 15 July 1741, becoming coadjutor of Strasbourg a year later, then bishop in partibus of Ptolémaïde in Palestine four months after that. He was made grand almoner of France
Grand Almoner of France
The Grand Almoner of France was an officer of the French monarchy and a member of the Maison du Roi during the Ancien Régime...
in 1745 and cardinal in 1747. He became prince-bishop of Strasbourg in 1749 and abbot of La Chaise-Dieu the same year, giving up that of Saint-Epvre.
Siblings
- Charles de Rohan, Prince of SoubisePrince of Soubise-Prince of Soubise:...
, Duke of Rohan-Rohan (16 July 1715–4 July 1787) married Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'AuvergneAnne 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...
(1722–1739) and had issue; married again to Princess Anna Teresa of Savoy (1717–1745) and had issue; married Victoire of Hesse-Rotenburg (1728–1792) no issue; - Marie Louise Geneviève de Rohan (7 January 1720–4 March 1803) married Gaston Jean Baptiste de Lorraine, Count of Marsan, no issue;
- François Auguste de Rohan, Count of Tournon (16 September 1721–6 August 1736) never married;
- René de Rohan, Abbot of Luxeuil (26 July 1723–7 February 1743) never married.