Louise de Rohan
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Louise de Rohan was a French noblewoman and Princess of Guéméné by marriage.
, as a member of the House of Rohan, he was entitled to the style of Highness. His mother was the only child of Madame de Ventadour
.
Her siblings included Louise Françoise, Duchess of La Meilleraye (married a grandson of Hortense Mancini
and present ancestress of the Prince of Monaco
) Jules, Prince of Soubise
, Marie Isabelle, Duchess of Tallard
, Governess of the Children of France
. Her uncle was the Bishop of Strasbourg.
She was baptised with the names Louise Gabrielle Julie on 13 August. She was known as Louise de Rohan. Her uncle was the Bishop of Strasbourg
, alleged son of Louis XIV.
Engaged to her cousin Hercule Mériadec de Rohan
, son and heir of Charles III, Prince of Guéméné
and Charlotte Élisabeth de Cochefilet. They were married on 4 August 1718 at Jouarre Abbey
where her older sister Charlotte Armande was Abbess.
Louise presented her daughter, Charlotte Louise, to Louis XV and the queen, Marie Leszczyńska on 26 October 1737 at Fontainebleau. Two days later Charlotte Louise married the Italian Prince of Masserano. The Prince of Masserano was the Spanish ambassador in London
.
She died at Chevilly, Loiret
on 20 August 1780.
She owned the Manoir de Launay
which she bought in 1747.
Biography
Born in Paris to Hercule Mériadec de Rohan and his wife 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...
, as a member of the House of Rohan, he was entitled to the style of Highness. His mother was the only child of Madame de Ventadour
Madame de Ventadour
Charlotte de La Motte Houdancourt, Duchess of Ventadour was the governess of King Louis XV of France, great-grandson of King Louis XIV. She is credited with saving Louis XV from the ministrations of the royal doctors when he was ill as a child...
.
Her siblings included Louise Françoise, Duchess of La Meilleraye (married a grandson of Hortense Mancini
Hortense Mancini
Hortense Mancini, duchesse Mazarin , was the favourite niece of Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister of France, and a mistress of Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland...
and present ancestress of the 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...
) Jules, Prince of Soubise
Jules, Prince of Soubise
Jules de Rohan was a French nobleman and Prince of Soubise. He died of smallpox aged twenty-seven.-Biography:...
, Marie Isabelle, Duchess of Tallard
Marie Isabelle de Rohan
Marie Isabelle de Rohan was a French noblewoman and grand daughter of Madame de Ventadour. Marie Isabelle was the governess of the children of Louis XV and his consort Marie Leszczyńska.-Biography:Born in Paris the fourth child of five...
, Governess of the Children of France
Governess of the Children of France
In France, the Governess of the Children of France , was charged with the education of the children and grand children of the monarch. The holder of the office was taken from the highest ranking nobility of France...
. Her uncle was the Bishop of Strasbourg.
She was baptised with the names Louise Gabrielle Julie on 13 August. She was known as Louise de Rohan. Her uncle was the Bishop of Strasbourg
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....
, alleged son of Louis XIV.
Engaged to her cousin Hercule Mériadec de Rohan
Hercule 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...
, son and heir of Charles III, Prince of Guéméné
Charles III, Prince of Guéméné
Charles de Rohan was a French noble man and Duke of Montbazon. He is known by his other title, Prince of Guéméné. He was the son of Charles de Rohan and Jeanne Armande de Schomberg.-Biography:...
and Charlotte Élisabeth de Cochefilet. They were married on 4 August 1718 at Jouarre Abbey
Jouarre Abbey
Jouarre Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in Jouarre in the department of Seine-et-Marne.-History :The Merovingian foundation of Abbess Theodochilde or Telchilde, was founded traditionally in 630, inspired by the visit of St. Columban, the travelling Irish monk who inspired monastic...
where her older sister Charlotte Armande was Abbess.
Louise presented her daughter, Charlotte Louise, to Louis XV and the queen, Marie Leszczyńska on 26 October 1737 at Fontainebleau. Two days later Charlotte Louise married the Italian Prince of Masserano. The Prince of Masserano was the Spanish ambassador in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
She died at Chevilly, Loiret
Chevilly, Loiret
Chevilly is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France....
on 20 August 1780.
She owned the Manoir de Launay
Launay
Launay is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:...
which she bought in 1747.
Issue
- Charlotte Louise de Rohan (12 March 1722 – October 1786) married Vittorio Amadeo Luiz Ferrero Fieschi (of the Fieschi familyFieschi familyThe Fieschi were a noble merchant family from Genoa, Italy, from whom descend the Fieschi Ravaschieri Princes of Belmonte.They held the fief of Lavagna under the Holy Roman Emperors. As Counts of Lavagna the Fieschi represented the Emperor of the West in Liguria from the earliest years of the C11th...
), 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;
- Jules Hercule Meriadec de RohanJules, Prince of GuéménéJules de Rohan was Prince of Guéméné. Born in Paris, he died in Carlsbourg. He was known as Jules.-Biography:...
, Prince of Guéméné (25 March 1726 – 10 December 1800) married Marie Louise de La Tour d'AuvergneMarie Louise de La Tour d'AuvergneMarie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French noblewoman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne...
(daughter of Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'AuvergneCharles Godefroy de La Tour d'AuvergneCharles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French nobleman and member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne.-Biography:...
and Maria Karolina SobieskaMaria Karolina SobieskaMaria 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...
) and had issue; - 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...
;
Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 11 August 1704 – 4 August 1718 Her Highness Louise de Rohan
- 4 August 1718 – 12 March 1741 Her Highness the Princess of Guéméné
- 21 December 1757 – 20 August 1780 Her Highness the Dowager Princess of Guéméné