Prince of Guéméné
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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 (Jeanne de Navarre (daughter of Philip III of Navarre
) the couple had two children; the eldest Alain became the Viscount of Rohan. That branch became extinct in 1527. The youngest child, Charles, was given the fiefdom of Guéméné.
Charles was the founder of the Guéméné line of the House of Rohan. From this line, stem the Princes of Soubise
(founded by François de Rohan
) and the Princes of Rochefort (descended from Charles, Prince of Rochefort
, son of Charles de Rohan
).
The present male line descendants live in Austria, fleeing France due to the French Revolution
.
, it was decided that the family were the rightful heirs to the duchy which had been the property of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. Through the marriage of Henri Louis de Rohan
and Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne
in 1743, the Princes of Guéméné were descendants of the La tour d'Auvergne family through Marie Louise whose nephew Jacques de La Tour d'Auvergne (son of her brother the Duke of Bouillon and Mademoiselle de Marsan) was the last Duke of Bouillon.
Philip III of Navarre
Philip III , called the Noble or the Wise, Count of Évreux and King of Navarre , was the second son of Louis of Évreux and Margaret of Artois and therefore a grandson of King Philip III of France...
) the couple had two children; the eldest Alain became the Viscount of Rohan. That branch became extinct in 1527. The youngest child, Charles, was given the fiefdom of Guéméné.
Charles was the founder of the Guéméné line of the House of Rohan. From this line, stem the Princes of Soubise
Prince of Soubise
-Prince of Soubise:...
(founded by François de Rohan
François, Prince of Soubise
François 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 the Princes of Rochefort (descended from Charles, Prince of Rochefort
Charles, 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....
, son of Charles de Rohan
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:...
).
The present male line descendants live in Austria, fleeing France due to 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...
.
Lords of Guéméné
- Jean de Rohan
- Charles de Rohan (1375-1438)
- Louis Ier (?-1457)
- Louis II (?-1508)
- Louis III (?-1498)
- Louis IV(?-1527)
- Louis V (1513-1557)
- Louis VI (1540-1611)
Princes of Guéméné
- Louis VI (1540-1611)
- married Éléonore de Rohan;
- After the creation of the Lordship of MontbazonMontbazonMontbazon is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.Montbazon is located on the river Indre between the towns Veigné, Monts and Sorigny...
to a Duchy-Peerage, the principaliity of Guémené was tradtionally given to the heir of the Duke. However, most Dukes went by their princly title in later years- Louis VII (1562-1589), son of the above (1st Duke of Montbazon)
- HerculeHercule, Duke of MontbazonHercule de Rohan was a member of the princely House of Rohan. The second Duke of Montbazon, he is an ancestor of the present Princes of Guéméné. His daughter was the famous Frondeur the duchesse de Chevreuse...
; married Madeleine de Lenoncourt; - Charles II (1633-1699) son of the above; married Jeanne Armande de Schomberg, daughter of Henri de SchombergHenri de SchombergHenri de Schomberg , comte de Nanteuil, was a Marshal of France during the reign of Louis XIII.Schomberg was born at Paris. Superintendent of Finances from 1619 to 1622. He became Marshal of France in 1625....
; - Charles III de Rohan (1655-1727) son of the above; married firstly to Marie Anne d'Albert, then Charlotte Elizabeth de Cochefilet;
- François Armand (1682-1717) son of the above;
- married Louise Julie de La Tour d'Auvergne, daughter of Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'AuvergneGodefroy Maurice de La Tour d'AuvergneGodefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French nobleman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, one of the most important families in France at the time...
and Marie Anne ManciniMarie Anne ManciniMarie Anne Mancini, duchesse de Bouillon , was the youngest of the five famous Mancini sisters, who along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, were known at the court of King Louis XIV of France as the Mazarinettes because their uncle was the king's chief minister, Cardinal...
;- Hercule MériadecHercule Mériadec, Prince of GuéménéHercule Mériadec de Rohan was a French noble man and Duke of Montbazon. He is known by his other title, Prince of Guéméné...
(1688-1757) brother of the above; married Louise Gabrielle Julie de Rohan, daughter of Hercule Mériadec, Duke of Rohan-RohanHercule Mériadec, Duke of Rohan-RohanHercule Mériadec de Rohan styled the Duke of Rohan-Rohan was a member of the House of Rohan. He married twice and was the grandfather of the Maréchal de Soubise. His first wife was the daughter of Madame de Ventadour...
and Anne Geneviève de LévisAnne Geneviève de LévisAnne 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...
; - JulesJules, Prince of GuéménéJules de Rohan was Prince of Guéméné. Born in Paris, he died in Carlsbourg. He was known as Jules.-Biography:...
(1726-1800) son of the above; 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...
; - Henri LouisHenri Louis, Prince of GuéménéHenri Louis de Rohan, Prince of Guéméné , was a French courtier and the penultimate Grand Chamberlain of France.-Biography:...
married Victoire de Rohan, daughter of Charles de Rohan, Prince of SoubiseCharles, Prince of SoubiseCharles 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 PrincessPrincessPrincess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters....
Anne Therese of Savoy; - Charles Alain Gabriel (1764-1836) son of the above;
- Louis Victor Meriadec (1766-1846) brother of the above;
- Camille Philippe Joseph (1800-1892) nephew of the above;
- Alain Benjamin Arthur (1853-1914) great nephew of the above;
- Alain Anton Joseph (1893-1976) son of the above;
- Karl Alain Albert (1934-2008) nephew of the above.
- Albert Maria (1936-) brother of the above.
- Hercule Mériadec
Dukes of Bouillon
The present Prince of Guéméné is also a claimant to the Duchy of Bouillon. In 1816, at the Congress of ViennaCongress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars,...
, it was decided that the family were the rightful heirs to the duchy which had been the property of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. Through the marriage of 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:...
and 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...
in 1743, the Princes of Guéméné were descendants of the La tour d'Auvergne family through Marie Louise whose nephew Jacques de La Tour d'Auvergne (son of her brother the Duke of Bouillon and Mademoiselle de Marsan) was the last Duke of Bouillon.