Charles III, Prince Of Guéméné

	Charles III, Prince Of Guéméné Charles de Rohan (30 September 1655 – 10 October 1727) was a French nobleman. His primary title was Duke of Montbazon, and before acceding to that title he was known by his other title, prince de Guéméné. He was the son of Charles de Rohan and Jeanne Armande de Schomberg. Biography Born Charles de Rohan, his father was prince de Guéméné and ranked as one of the '' princes étrangers'' at the French court, by virtue of the House of Rohans claimed descent from the Dukes of Brittany His mother was Jeanne Armande de Schomberg. She was a daughter of Henri de Schomberg who was a Marshal of France. He was the eldest of four children. He married twice, firstly to Marie Anne d'Albert, daughter of Louis Charles, duc de Luynes and Anne de Rohan. Her half sister was Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes, mistress of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy. She was the grand daughter of Marie de Rohan, the famous ''duchesse de Chevreuse''; as such they were second cousins sharing the sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Prince Of Guéméné Prince of Guémené is a title of French nobility associated with the fiefdom of Guémené-sur-Scorff in Brittany and held within the House of Rohan. The fiefdom was bought on 26 May 1377, for 3,400 ''Sou (coin), 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 younger child, Charles, was given the fiefdom of Guémené. Charles was the founder of the Guémené line of the House of Rohan. From this line, stem the Prince of Soubise, Princes of Soubise (founded by François, Prince of Soubise, François de RohanYounger son of Hercule, Duke of Montbazon, Hercule de Rohan, Duke of Montbazon) and the Prince of Rochefort, Princes of Rochefort (descended from Charles, Prince of Rochefort, son of Charles III, Prince of Guémené, Charles de Rohan). The present male line descendants live in Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Marie De Rohan Marie Aimée de Rohan (December 1600 – 12 August 1679) was a French courtier and political activist, famed for being the center of many of the intrigues of the first half of the 17th century in France. In various sources, she is often known simply as ''Madame de Chevreuse''. Early life Marie de Rohan, styled ''Mademoiselle de Montbazon'', was the daughter of Hercule, Duke of Montbazon, who was governor of Paris and Île-de-France, ''pair de France'', Grand Huntsman, and of princely rank at the French court of Henry IV. As head of the House of Rohan, he owned great estates in Brittany and Anjou. Her mother was Madeleine de Lenoncourt, who died two years after her daughter was born. Her youngest half brother was François, Prince of Soubise, founder of the Soubise line of the House of Rohan. His wife was Anne de Rohan-Chabot, ''Madame de Soubise'', who was one time mistress of Louis XIV. First marriage On 13 September 1617, Marie de Rohan married Charles d'Albert, ''seig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Princes Of Guéméné A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The female equivalent is a princess. The English word derives, via the French word ''prince'', from the Latin noun , from (first) and (head), meaning "the first, foremost, the chief, most distinguished, noble ruler, prince". Historical background The Latin word (older Latin prīsmo-kaps, literally "the one who takes the first lace/position), became the usual title of the informal leader of the Roman senate some centuries before the transition to empire, the ''princeps senatus''. Emperor Augustus established the formal position of monarch on the basis of principate, not dominion. He also tasked his grandsons as summer rulers of the city when most of the government were on holiday in the country or attending religious rituals, and, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Charles Eugene, Prince Of Lambesc Charles Eugène of Lorraine (25 September 1751 – 2 November 1825) was the head of and last male member of the House of Guise, the cadet branch of the House of Lorraine which dominated France during the Wars of Religion, remained prominent as '' princes étrangers'' at court throughout the ''ancien régime'', and participated in the ''émigré'' efforts to restore the Bourbons to the throne. He was an officer in the French and Habsburg militaries during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Biography Born on 25 September 1751 in Versailles, France, to Louis, Prince of Brionne and his third wife, Princess Louise of Rohan (1734-1815). Charles Eugène was a peer of France and Prince of Lorraine, styled as the ''Prince of Lambesc''. One of four children, he had a younger brother and two younger sisters. Through his sister, Princess Joséphine of Lorraine, he was an uncle of Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano and great uncle of the future King Charles Albert of Sardinia. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Princess Joséphine Of Lorraine Joséphine de Lorraine (Marie Joséphine Thérèse; 26 August 1753 – 8 February 1797) was a princess of the House of Lorraine by birth and Princess of Carignan by virtue of marriage. She was the paternal grandmother of King Charles Albert of Sardinia, from whom the modern House of Savoy, royal house of Italy descends. Biography Marie Joséphine Thérèse de Lorraine was the second of four children born to Louis, Prince of Brionne, Louis de Lorraine, prince de Brionne, a cadet of the House of Guise, among the most influential families of France's ''ancien regime''. The senior, sovereign branch of the House of Lorraine would merge with the Imperial House of Habsburg during her lifetime through marriage of the last reigning duke, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis, to Maria Theresa of Austria. Her mother was princess :File:Louise-Julie-Constance_de_Rohan,_comtesse_de_Brionne_as_Venus_or_Helen_of_Troy.jpg, Louise Julie Constance of Rohan (1735-1815), who also belonged to a power ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charles De Rohan, Prince Of Rochefort Charles de Rohan (7 August 1693 – 25 February 1766) 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. Biography Born in Paris to the Prince and Princess of Guéméné, he was the couples fourth child and third son. His older brother Hercule Mériadec, Prince of Guéméné was the senior male line as ''their'' older brother François Armand, Prince of Montbazon died without surviving issue to carry on the Guéméné succession. As he was the younger son, he was given the title of ''prince de Rochefort'', a title which would remain with him till his death. As a member of the House of Rohan he enjoyed the prestigious rank of a ''Foreign Prince'' in the early 17th century as the Rohans claimed their ancestry back to the Dukes of Brittany. The title of Prince of Rochefort was created a hereditary title in 1728. He married El� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anne Geneviève De Lévis Anne Geneviève de Lévis (February 1673 – 20 March 1727) was a French noblewoman. She was Princess of Turenne by her first marriage and Duchess of Rohan-Rohan, Princess of Soubise by her second 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. She died in Paris aged 44. Biography Anne Geneviève was the only child of Louis Charles de Lévis and his wife Charlotte de La Motte Houdancourt. Her parents had married in 1671 in Paris. Her father was the Duke of Ventadour and governor of the Limousin (1647–1717). While unmarried, she was styled as ''Mademoiselle de Ventadour''. As she had no siblings, her father made her his heiress. He died in 1717 and she succeeded to his lands which passed to the House of Rohan. The Dukedom of Ventadour however was extinct. In 1689, according to the memoirs of the ''marquis de Dangeau'', Anne Geneviève was a proposed bride fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hercule Mériadec, Duke Of Rohan-Rohan Hercule Mériadec de Rohan (8 May 1669 – 26 January 1749), styled Duke of Rohan-Rohan (from 1717), was a member of the princely 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. He is known in contemporary texts as the ''prince de Rohan''. Biography Born in Paris, he was the fourth of eleven children of François de Rohan and Anne Julie de Rohan, whose marriage gave rise to the Soubise line of the House of Rohan. His family claimed ancestry from the reigning 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. His mother was one-time mistress of Louis XIV. At the time, it was suspected that his younger brother Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan was in fact fathered by Louis XIV. Hercule Mériadec's mother bought the Lordship of Soubise to the family, styling themselves as ''Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Louise Gabrielle Julie De Rohan Louise de Rohan (Louise Gabrielle Julie; 11 August 1704 – 20 August 1780) was a French noblewoman and Princess of Guéméné by marriage. Biography Born in Paris to Hercule Mériadec de Rohan and his wife Anne Geneviève de Lévis, as a member of the House of Rohan, she was entitled to the style of Highness. Her 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. Louise de Rohan was engaged to her cousin Hercule Mériadec de Rohan, who was son and heir of Charles III, Prince of Guéméné and Charlotte Élisabeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Marie Anne Mancini Marie Anne Mancini, Duchess of Bouillon (1649 – 20 June 1714), was an Italian-French aristocrat and cultural patron, 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 Mazarin. She is known for her involvement in the famous Poison Affair, and as the patron of La Fontaine. Life Marie Anne's parents were Mancini family, Lorenzo Mancini, a Roman baron, Necromancy, necromancer and Astrology, astrologer, and Girolama Mazzarini, Geronima Mazzarini, sister of Cardinal Mazarin. Her four famous sisters were: * Laura Mancini, Laure (1636–1657), the eldest, who married Louis, Duke of Vendôme, Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, grandson of King Henry IV of France, Henri IV and his mistress, Gabrielle d'Estrées, and became the mother of the famous French general Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Godefroy Maurice De La Tour D'Auvergne Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (21 June 1636 – 26 July 1721) 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. He married Marie Anne Mancini, niece of Cardinal Mazarin and had seven children. Biography Son of Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne and Eleonora Catharina Febronis, ''Countess of the Bergh'', he was the second of eleven children. His older sister Élisabeth (1635–1680) married Charles III, Duke of ElbeufSon and heir of Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf and Catherine Henriette de Bourbon, ''Légitimée de France'' - daughter of Henry IV of France and Gabrielle d'Estrées He was married to Marie Anne Mancini, the youngest niece of Cardinal Mazarin and one of the Mazarinettes. Her four famous sisters were: * Laure (1636–1657), the eldest, who married Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, grandson of King Henri IV and his mistress, Gabrielle d'Estrées, and became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]