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Charlotte Louise De Rohan
Princess Charlotte Louise Dorothée de Rohan (25 October 1767 – 1 May 1841) is reputed to have been the secret wife of Louis de Bourbon-Condé, ''Duc d'Enghien'', an important '' prince du sang'' and ''émigré'' during the French Revolution. Early life Princess Charlotte de Rohan was born in Paris. Her father was Charles Jules, Prince de Rochefort, a member of the House of Rohan, which held princely rank in France prior to the revolution. Anselme, Père. ''Histoire de la Maison Royale de France'', tome 4. Editions du Palais-Royal, 1967, Paris. pp. 45, 49, 73, 202, 224. (French). Her mother was Marie-Henriette d'Orléans-Rothelin, a descendant of Joan of Arc's ally the Bastard of Orléans, whose legitimate heirs, the Dukes of Orléans-Longueville, died out in 1694 leaving only the Rothelin branch, prominent in the kingdom despite a bar sinister. Anselme, Père. ''Histoire de la Maison Royale de France'', tome 1. Editions du Palais-Royal, 1967, Paris. pp. 219, 224–22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Antoine Henri De Bourbon, Duke Of Enghien
Louis Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Enghien (''duc d'Enghien'' pronounced ) (Louis Antoine Henri; 2 August 1772 – 21 March 1804) was a member of the House of Bourbon of France. More famous for his death than for his life, he was executed on charges of aiding Britain and plotting against France, shocking royalty across Europe. Biography The Duke of Enghien was the only son of Louis Henri de Bourbon and Bathilde d'Orléans. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, he was a prince du sang. He was born at the Château de Chantilly, the country residence of the Princes of Condé - a title he was born to inherit. He was given the title ''duc d'Enghien'' from birth, his father already being the Duke of Bourbon and the heir of the Prince of Condé, the Duke of Bourbon being the Heir apparent of Condé. His mother's full name was Louise Marie Thérèse ''Bathilde'' d'Orléans; she was the only surviving daughter of Louis Philippe d'Orléans (grandson of the Regent '' Philippe d' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
