Charles Jules, Prince of Rochefort
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Charles Jules de Rohan (Charles Jules Armand; 29 August 1729 – 18 May 1811) 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.
, the Prince of Rochefort and his wife Eléonore Eugénie de Béthisy de Mézières. He was the second child of four and their eldest son.
His family claimed ancestry from the regining Dukes of Brittany and at the French court, were allowed the rank of Foreign Prince
. This entitled them to the style of Highness and other privileges at court.
Styled as the Prince of Montauban from birth, at the death of his father in February 1766 he became the Prince of Rochefort which was created a hereditary title in 1728.
He married Marie Henriette Charlotte d'Orléans-Rothelin, daughter of Alexandre d'Orléans, Marquis of Rothelin and Marie-Catherine de Roncherolles. The couple were wed at the Église Saint-Sulpice by contract in Paris on 20 May 1762 and officially on 24 May. The marriage produced five children only one of which went on to have further issue.
His older sister Éléonore married Jean de Merode, son of Jean Philippe de Merode
.His younger sister was Madame de Brionne, the famous salon hostess and wife of Louis de Lorraine, Prince of Brionne.
Charlotte Louise de Rohan
Charlotte Louise Dorothée de Rohan was the secret wife of the duc d'Enghien and a member of the House of Rohan.-Biography:Charlotte de Rohan was born in Paris...
, secret wife of the executed duc d'Enghien.
Biography
Born to Charles de RohanCharles, Prince of Rochefort
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....
, the Prince of Rochefort and his wife Eléonore Eugénie de Béthisy de Mézières. He was the second child of four and their eldest son.
His 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:...
. This entitled them to the style of Highness and other privileges at court.
Styled as the Prince of Montauban from birth, at the death of his father in February 1766 he became the Prince of Rochefort which was created a hereditary title in 1728.
He married Marie Henriette Charlotte d'Orléans-Rothelin, daughter of Alexandre d'Orléans, Marquis of Rothelin and Marie-Catherine de Roncherolles. The couple were wed at the Église Saint-Sulpice by contract in Paris on 20 May 1762 and officially on 24 May. The marriage produced five children only one of which went on to have further issue.
His older sister Éléonore married Jean de Merode, son of Jean Philippe de Merode
Jean-Philippe-Eugène de Mérode-Westerloo
Jean-Philippe-Eugène, Count de Mérode, 5th Marquis van Westerloo was a Belgian military and Feldmarschall of the Holy Roman Empire....
.His younger sister was Madame de Brionne, the famous salon hostess and wife of Louis de Lorraine, Prince of Brionne.
Issue
- Charles Mériadec de Rohan (16 November 1763 – 21 October 1764) died in infancy;
- Charles Louis Gaspard de Rohan, Viscount of Rohan, Prince of Rochefort, Duke of BouillonDuke of BouillonThe 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...
(1 November 1765 – 7 March 1843) married Marie Louise Joséphine de Rohan - Charlotte Louise Dorothée de RohanCharlotte Louise de RohanCharlotte Louise Dorothée de Rohan was the secret wife of the duc d'Enghien and a member of the House of Rohan.-Biography:Charlotte de Rohan was born in Paris...
(25 October 1767 – 1 May 1841) secretly married Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, son of the Duke of Bourbon and his wifeBathilde d'OrléansLouise Marie Thérèse Bathilde d'Orléans, Princess of Condé , was a French princess. She was sister of Philippe Égalité, the mother of the executed duc d'Enghien and aunt of Louis-Philippe King of the French...
; no issue; - Louis Camille Jules de Rohan (16 April 1770 – executed in Paris, date unknown) known as le prince Jules; never married;
- Clémentine Caroline Henriette de Rohan (26 October 1786 – 1850) never married.
Titles and styles
- 29 August 1729 – 25 February 1766 His Highness the Prince of Montauban
- 25 February 1766 – 18 May 1811 His Highness the Prince of Rochefort