Henri Chabot (1616 – 27 February 1655) was a French nobleman and
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 th ...
(first by marriage and then in his own right). His wife was the heiress Marguerite de Rohan, daughter of
Henri, Duke of Rohan
Henri (II) de Rohan (21 August 157913 April 1638), Duke of Rohan and Prince of Léon, was a Breton-French soldier, writer and leader of the Huguenots.
Early life
Rohan was born at the Château de Blain (now a part of Blain, Loire-Atlantique), ...
. 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
''Seigneur'' is an originally feudal title in France before the Revolution, in New France and British North America until 1854, and in the Channel Islands to this day. A seigneur refers to the person or collective who owned a ''seigneurie'' (or ...
of
Saint-Aulaye
Saint-Aulaye (; oc, Senta Aulaia) is a former commune in Dordogne, France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Aulaye-Puymangou.Poitevin nobility, Baron of
Jarnac
Jarnac (; ; Saintongese: ''Jharnat'') is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France.Marguerite de Rohan, sole heiress of the
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 th ...
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 Charlotte de Rohan-Chabot (d.17 June 1720) - married Malo de Coëtquen, Marquis de Coëtquen and had issue;
* ''Anne'' Julie de Rohan-Chabot (1648 – 4 February 1709),
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 '' sirerie'' of Soubise, Charente-Maritime was raised to a principality. The first princess ...
Louis XIV
, house = Bourbon
, father = Louis XIII
, mother = Anne of Austria
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
, death_date =
, death_place = Palace of Ver ...
;
*Gilone de Rohan-Chabot - (?) died in infancy;
*
Louis de Rohan-Chabot
Louis de Rohan-Chabot (3 November 1652 – 17 August 1727) was a member of the House of Rohan-Chabot and Duke of Rohan. He married an heiress and acted as Louis XIV's representative in Brittany. He was styled as the Prince of Léon prior to be ...
, Duke of Rohan, Prince of Léon (3 November 1652 – 17 August 1727) - married Marie Elisabeth du Bec-Crespin de Grimaldi and had issue;
* Jeanne Pelagie de Rohan-Chabot (d.18 August 1698) - married Alexandre Guillaume de Melun, Prince of Epinoy and had issue; was grandmother of
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 ...
,
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 '' sirerie'' of Soubise, Charente-Maritime was raised to a principality. The first princess ...
