Hercule Mériadec, Prince of Guéméné
| Hercule Mériadec | |||||
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| Prince of Guéméné | |||||
| Born | 13 November 1688 | ||||
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.[1] Sainte Maure, France |
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| Spouse | Louise Gabrielle Julie de Rohan | ||||
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Charlotte Louise, Princess of Masserano Généviève, Abbess of Marquette Jules, Prince of Guéméné Louis Armand, Prince of Motbazon Louis René Édouard, Cardinal de Rohan Ferdinand, Archbishop of Cambrai |
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| House | House of Rohan | ||||
| Father | Charles de Rohan, Duke of Montbazon | ||||
| Mother | Charlotte Élisabeth de Cochefilet | ||||
Hercule Mériadec de Rohan (13 November 1688 – 21 December 1757) was a French nobleman and Duke of Montbazon. He was the son of Charles de Rohan and Charlotte Élisabeth de Cochefilet.
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Biography
Born to Charles III de Rohan, Duke of Montbazon and his wife, Charlotte de Cochefilet, the couple’s third child and second son.
Styled prince de Guéméné during his father's lifetime, in October 1727 he succeeded to the title Duke of Montbazon when his father died.
Hercule Mériadec was a peer of France. His siblings included Louis Constantin de Rohan, Bishop of Strasbourg, and Armand Jules de Rohan-Guéméné, Archbishop of Rheims.[1]
He married his cousin, Louise Gabrielle Julie de Rohan (1704–1741) and the couple had seven children including the next Duke of Montbazon.[1] His wife’s parents were Hercule Mériadec de Rohan, Prince of Soubise and Anne Geneviève de Lévis.
His wife presented their 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 Spanish ambassador in London.
Hercule Mériadec died at Sainte-Maure aged sixty nine and was succeeded by his son, Jules. His two youngest sons were cardinals and only one of his daughters had issue (Charlotte Louise). The descendants in male line are settled in Austria.
Issue
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- Charlotte de Rohan[2] (12 March 1722 – October 1786) married Vittorio Ferrero Fieschi, Prince of Masserano and had issue;
- Généviève de Rohan, Abbess of Marquette (18 November 1724 – 1766) never married;
- Jules de Rohan, Duke of Montbazon (25 March 1726 – 10 December 1800) married Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne and had issue;
- Marie Louise de Rohan (1728 – 31 May 1737) died in infancy;
- Louis Armand de Rohan, Prince de Montbazon (18 April 1731 – 24 July 1794) married Gabrielle Rosalie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, no issue; Louis Armand was guillotined in the revolution;
- Louis de Rohan, Cardinal de Rohan (25 September 1734 – 16 February 1803) Archbishop of Strasbourg, no issue;
- Ferdinand de Rohan, Archbishop of Cambrai (7 November 1738 – 30 October 1813) had illegitimate children with Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany, illegitimate daughter of Charles Edward Stuart and Clementina Walkinshaw;
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 13 November 1688 – 10 October 1727 His Highness the Prince of Guéméné
- 10 October 1727 – 21 December 1757 His Highness the Duke of Montbazon
