Name Charles, of | ||
Died 21 December 1757(1757-12-21) (aged 69) Spouse Eleonore Eugenie de Bethisy de Mezieres IssueDetail Eleonore, Marchioness of WesterlooCharles Jules, Prince of RochefortLouise, Princess of Brionne Mother Charlotte Elisabeth de Cochefilet | ||
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.
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Born in Paris to the Prince and Princess of Guemene, he was the couples fourth child and third son. His older brother Hercule Meriadec, Prince of Guemene was the senior male line as their older brother Francois Armand, Prince of Montbazon died without surviving issue to carry on the Guemene 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 Eleonore Eugenie de Bethisy de Mezieres, younger daughter of Eugene Marie de Bethisy, Marquis de Mezieres, and Eleonore Oglethorpe, like her sisters, a loyal and active Jacobite, who was in turn a daughter of Theophilus Oglethorpe, an English soldier and MP. The couple were married on 23 September 1722 and produced four children.
His eldest son, known as Charles Jules, was the father of Charlotte Louise Dorothee de Rohan, secret wife of Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien. Charles Jules' son Charles Louis married Marie Louise de Rohan, daughter of Henri Louis, Prince of Guemene (of the mainline) and Victoire de Rohan (of the middle line). Charles' descendants also claim the Duchy of Bouillon through the marriage of Charles Louis and Marie Louise.
His only daughter, known as Louise, was the wife of the Prince of Brionne, a Prince of Lorraine. Through their daughter Josephine, who married the Prince of Carignano, the present House of Savoy are direct descendants of Charles and his wife.
Charles died at the age of sixty nine. He was succeeded as head of the Rochefort line by his son, Charles Jules.