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Anne Julie De Melun
Anne Julie de Melun (Anne Julie Adélaïde; 1698 – 18 May 1724) was a French court office holder. She served as deputy Governess of the Children of France. Biography Born in 1698, she was baptised with the names Anne Julie Adélaïde and was known as ''Anne Julie''. Born as the second of two children to Louis de Melun, Prince d'Epinoy, and his wife Élisabeth Thérèse de Lorraine, ''princesse de Lillebonne'', and thus member of House of Melun. Her brother Louis de Melun disappeared in 1724, two months after her death. She was the Lady of Boubers in her own right. The peerage was confiscated in 1789. At the age of roughly fifteen, she married Jules, Prince of Soubise. The couple were wed in Paris on 16 September 1714. Her husband was a member of the Princely House of Rohan and with the marriage, Anne Julie took on the style of ''Her Highness''. She and her husband were second cousins. Anne Julie was an under governess to the children of France working with Madame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Of Soubise
Within the French nobility, the title of "Princess of Soubise" was given to the current wife of the Prince of Soubise. The title was created in 1667 when the ''sire, sirerie'' of Soubise, Charente-Maritime was raised to a principality. The first princess was Anne de Rohan-Chabot (1638-1709). There were eight princesses in all, ending with Landgravine Viktoria of Hesse-Rotenburg, Princess Viktoria of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (1728-1792), who was married to the last prince, Charles, Prince of Soubise, Charles (1715-1787), the title being extinguished upon Charles' death. See also *Prince of Soubise References and notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Princess Of Soubise Princesses of Soubise House of Rohan French princesses Lists of princesses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite De Rohan
Marguerite de Rohan (1617 – 9 April 1684) was a French noblewoman and ''suo jure'' Duchess of Rohan. She married Henri de Chabot for love and the couple produced four children. A great heiress, she inherited the Duchy (later principality) of Soubise which was given to her daughter Anne. Early life and ancestry She was the only child of Henri de Rohan, Duke of Rohan and Marguerite de Béthune, a daughter of Maximilien de Béthune. Her family claimed ancestry from the reigning Dukes of Brittany and at the French court, were allowed the rank of Foreign Princes. This entitled them to the style of ''Highness'' and other privileges at court. Marriage Appealing to the Queen Regent Anne of Austria, in 1645 Louis XIV issued a certificate that willed Marguerite the right to ''keep her status, her dignity of a princess, should she marry Henri de Chabot''. When the Marquis of Seneterre interrogated her on these matters, she replied: ''I do not know if I shall be able to decide to ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Rohan
Duke of Rohan is a title of French nobility, associated with the Breton region of Rohan. Duke of Rohan House of Rohan House of Chabot House of Rohan-Chabot ''The title ''prince de Léon'' is used a courtesy title until the succession of the duke''. See also * House of Rohan The House of Rohan ( br, Roc'han) is a Breton people, Breton family of viscounts, later dukes and princes in the French nobility, coming from the locality of Rohan (commune), Rohan in Brittany. Their line descends from the viscounts of Porhoët ... References and notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Rohan House of Rohan House of Rohan-Chabot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Chabot
Henri Chabot (1616 – 27 February 1655) was a French nobleman and Duke of Rohan (first by marriage and then in his own right). His wife was the heiress Marguerite de Rohan, daughter of Henri, Duke of Rohan. He is also known as Henri de Chabot. Biography Henri was the son of Charles de Chabot, Seigneur de Saint-Gelais and Henriette de Lur-Saluces. He was the Seigneur of Saint-Aulaye. His great-grandfather was Guy de Chabot, a member of old Poitevin nobility, Baron of Jarnac, whose unexpected success in a 1547 duel passed into the French language as the "''coup de Jarnac''". On 6 June 1645, Henri married Marguerite de Rohan, sole heiress of the Duke of Rohan and member of the powerful House of Rohan which claimed descent from the old Dukes of Brittany.Saint-Simon, ''Mémoires'' (1701-1702), vol. II, Éditions de la Pléiade-Gallimard, 1983, p 809 The couple had six children, three of whom would have further children. Issue *X de Rohan-Chabot *Marguerite Gabrielle Charlott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Marie De Lorraine, Prince Of Lillebonne
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King of France and King consort of Scots (), known as the husband of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher *François Aubry (other), several people * François Baby (other), several people * François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Duck *François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos *François Boucher (other), several people *François Caron (other), several people * François Cevert (1944–1973), French racing driver * François Chau (born 1959), Cambodian American actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxeuil Abbey
Luxeuil Abbey (), the ''Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul'', was one of the oldest and best-known monasteries in Burgundy, located in what is now the département of Haute-Saône in Franche-Comté, France. History Columbanus It was founded circa 590 by the Irish missionary Saint Columbanus. Columbanus and his companions first settled in cells at Annegray, in the commune of Voivre, Haute-Saône. Looking for a more permanent site for his community, Columbanus decided upon the ruins of a well-fortified Gallo-Roman settlement, ''Luxovium'', about eight miles away. The Roman town had been ravaged by Attila in 451, and was now buried in the dense overgrown woodland that had filled the abandoned site over more than a century, but the place still had the advantage of the thermal baths ("constructed with unusual skill", according to Columbanus' early biographer, Jonas of Bobbio) down in the valley, which still give the town its name of Luxeuil-les-Bains. Jonas described it further: "There s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Jean Baptiste De Lorraine
Gaston is a masculine given name of French origin and a surname. The name "Gaston" may refer to: People First name *Gaston I, Count of Foix (1287–1315) *Gaston II, Count of Foix (1308–1343) *Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391) *Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422–1472) * Gaston I, Viscount of Béarn (died circa 980) *Gaston II, Viscount of Béarn (circa 951 – 1012) *Gaston III, Viscount of Béarn (died on or before 1045) *Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn (died 1131) * Gaston V, Viscount of Béarn (died 1170) *Gaston VI, Viscount of Béarn (1173–1214) *Gaston VII, Viscount of Béarn (1225–1290) * Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana (1444–1470) * Gaston, Count of Marsan (1721–1743) * Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608–1660), French nobleman *Gaston Bachelard (1884–1962), French philosopher *Gaston Balande (1880–1971), French painter and illustrator *Gaston Browne (born 1967), Antiguan politician and Prime Minister *Gaston Caperton (born 1940), American politician *Gaston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Victoire De Hesse-Rotenburg
Princess Victoria of Hesse-Rotenburg (Anna Victoria Maria Christina; 25 February 1728 – 1 July 1792) was a princess of Hesse by birth, and the Princess of Soubise by marriage. Her husband was a renowned French commander, known as the ''Maréchal de Soubise''. She died without descendants. Early life Born in Rotenburg an der Fulda to Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Rotenburg and his wife Princess Christine Anna Luise Oswaldine of Salm, she was the eldest of four children. Marriage She married Charles de Rohan, ''prince de Soubise'' on 23 December 1745 at the château des Rohan in Saverne. He was head of the cadet branch of the wealthy and powerful House of Rohan, which, enjoyed the rank of '' princes étrangers'' at the court of Versailles. Later life Her husband was a two-time widower, having been married first to Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne (1722–1739), and secondly to Princess Anne Thérese of Savoy-CarignanDaughter of Victor Amadeus, Prince of Carig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Anna Teresa Of Savoy
Anne Thérèse of Savoy (1 November 1717 – 5 April 1745) was a Savoyard princess born in Paris, France. She was the second wife of Charles de Rohan, Prince de Soubise, a military leader and friend of Louis XV. She was also a first half-cousin of Louis sharing the same grandfather Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia. Biography Born at the Parisian ''Hôtel de Soissons'', she was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Savoy. Her father was the Prince di Carignano. Through her mother, she was a granddaughter of the then king Victor Amadeus of Sicily.The Kingdom of Sicily was exchanged for the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1720 when Anne Thérèse was three years old Her mother was Maria Vittoria Francesca, legittimata di Savoia, Marchesa di Susa, a legitimised daughter of Victor Amadeus II and his ''maîtresse-en-titre'', Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes. She grew up in Paris, their parents fleeing the court of Savoy due to embarrassingly large debts. Their parents arrived in Paris du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Marie Louise De La Tour D'Auvergne
Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne (1 August 1722 – 19 September 1739) 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. She died aged seventeen in childbirth. Biography Born at the Hôtel de Bouillon to Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon and his third wife Anne Marie Christiane de Simiane, she was the couple's only child. Her mother died 8 August 1722, seven days after giving birth to Anne Marie. Her father was a son of Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon and Marie Anne Mancini, the latter was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin and a famous salon hostess in her day. Styled as ''Mademoiselle de Bouillon'', she had been promised to Charles de Rohan since the age of eleven. The peerage was confiscated in 1789. He was seven years older than she and was the eldest son of Jules de Rohan, ''Prince of Soubise'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Soubise
Within the French nobility, the title of "Prince of Soubise" was created in 1667 when the '' sirerie'' of Soubise, Charente-Maritime was raised to a principality for the cadet branch of the House of Rohan. The first prince was François de Rohan (1630-1712). He was succeeded by three further princes before the male line of Rohan-Soubise became extinct upon the death of the second Duke of Rohan-Rohan, Charles (1715-87). See also *Princess of Soubise Within the French nobility, the title of "Princess of Soubise" was given to the current wife of the Prince of Soubise. The title was created in 1667 when the ''sire, sirerie'' of Soubise, Charente-Maritime was raised to a principality. The first pri ... References and notes {{Reflist House of Rohan Princes of Soubise Princesses of Soubise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
