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Hercule Mériadec, Prince Of Guéméné
Hercule Mériadec de Rohan (13 November 1688 – 21 December 1757) was a ''prince étranger'' and the sixth Duke of Montbazon in France, "Prince de Guéméne" being the title he bore prior to inheriting the dukedom. Lineage Born to Charles de Rohan and his wife, Charlotte Élisabeth de Cochefilet, he was the couple’s third child and second son. Anselme, Père. ''Histoire de la Maison Royale de France'', tome 4. Editions du Palais-Royal, 1967, Paris. pp. 46, 64-68. (French). Until the death of his paternal grandfather, Charles, 4th ''Duc de Montbazon'' in 1699, he was fifth in line of succession to the dukedom and not expected to inherit it: Ahead of him were his father Charles, then styled '' Prince de Guéméné'' (1655-1727), his eldest brother François-Armand, ''Prince de Montbazon'' (1682-1717), François-Armand's son Charles-Jules de Rohan (1700-1703) and another older brother, Louis-Charles-Casimir, ''Comte de Rochefort'' (1686-1749). After Charles-Jules died as a chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Montbazon
The Duchy of Montbazon is the area around Montbazon, near Tours, in France. During the Ancien Régime, Montbazon became a ''seigneurie'' held by the House of Rohan in the fifteenth century; was elevated to a '' comté'' in 1557, and raised to the level of a duchy in 1588. List of Lords of Guéméné, ca. 1430—1557 List of Counts of Montbazon, 1557—1611 List of Dukes of Montbazon, 1588—Present {, class="wikitable" !From !To !Duke of Montbazon , - , 1588 , 1589 , Louis VII de Rohan (1562-1589) , - , 1589 , 1654 , Hercule, Duke of Montbazon (1568-1654) , - , 1654 , 1667 , Louis VIII de Rohan (1598-1667) , - , 1667 , 1699 , Charles II de Rohan (1633-1699) , - , 1699 , 1727 , Charles III, Prince of Guéméné (1655-1727) , - , 1727 , 1757 , Hercule Mériadec, Prince of Guéméné (1688-1757) , - , 1757 , 1800 , Jules, Prince of Guéméné (1726-1800) , - , 1800 , 1809 , Henri Louis, Prince of Guéméné (1745-1809) , - , 1809 , 1836 , Charles Alain, Prince of Guéméné ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Peerage
The Peerage of France (french: Pairie de France) was a hereditary distinction within the French nobility which appeared in 1180 in the Middle Ages. The prestigious title and position of Peer of France (french: Pair de France, links=no) was held by the greatest, highest-ranking members of the French nobility. French peerage thus differed from British peerage (to whom the term "baronage", also employed as the title of the lowest noble rank, was applied in its generic sense), for the vast majority of French nobles, from baron to duke, were not peers. The title of ''Peer of France'' was an extraordinary honour granted only to a small number of dukes, counts, and princes of the Roman Catholic Church. It was analogous to the rank of ''Grandee of Spain'' in this respect. The distinction was abolished in 1789 during the French Revolution, but it reappeared in 1814 at the time of the Bourbon Restoration, which followed the fall of the First French Empire, when the Chamber of Peers w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis XV
Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity (then defined as his 13th birthday) on 15 February 1723, the kingdom was ruled by his grand-uncle Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, as Regent of France. Cardinal Fleury was chief minister from 1726 until his death in 1743, at which time the king took sole control of the kingdom. His reign of almost 59 years (from 1715 to 1774) was the second longest in the history of France, exceeded only by his predecessor, Louis XIV, who had ruled for 72 years (from 1643 to 1715). In 1748, Louis returned the Austrian Netherlands, won at the Battle of Fontenoy of 1745. He ceded New France in North America to Great Britain and Spain at the conclusion of the disastrous Seven Years' War in 1763. He incorporated the territories of the Duchy of Lorr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Ventadour
Duke of Ventadour ( Fr.: ''duc de Ventadour'') was a noble title in the peerage of France granted to Gilbert de Lévis de Ventadour by Henry IV of France in 1589. It is named after the Château de Ventadour. List of Dukes of Ventadour, 1589—1717 {, class="wikitable" !From !To !Duke of Ventadour !Relationship to Predecessor , - , 1589 , 1591 , Gilbert de Lévis de Ventadour (d. 1591) , First Duke of Ventadour , - , 1591 , 1622 , Anne de Lévis de Ventadour (1569-1622) , Son of Gilbert de Lévis de Ventadour , - , 1622 , 1651 , Henri de Lévis de Ventadour (1596-1651) , Son of Anne de Lévis de Ventadour , - , 1651 , ??? , Charles de Lévis de Ventadour , Brother of Henri de Lévis de Ventadour , - , ??? , 1717 , Louis Charles de Lévis Louis Charles de Lévis (1647 – 18 September 1717) was a French nobleman and Duke of Ventadour. His wife was the governess of the infant Louis XV and his only child Anne Geneviève made two prestigious marriages into contemporary nobil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Charles De Lévis
Louis Charles de Lévis (1647 – 18 September 1717) was a French nobleman and Duke of Ventadour. His wife was the governess of the infant Louis XV and his only child Anne Geneviève made two prestigious marriages into contemporary nobility. Biography The eldest of three children, his younger sister Marguerite Félice de Lévis (1648–1717) married Jacques Henri de Durfort de Duras and was the sister in law of the '' Maréchal de Lorges''. On his father's side, he was a relative of the wealthy Montmorency family. He married Charlotte de La Motte Houdancourt in Paris on 14 March 1671. She was the daughter of Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt and Louise de Prie. The Duke was generally considered "horrific" — very ugly, physically deformed, and sexually debauched — yet the privileges of being a duchess compensated for the unfortunate match, e.g. '' le tabouret'': In a letter to her daughter, Madame de Sévigné described an incident that took place at St. Germain during ... [...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] |
Prince De 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] |
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