House House of Rohan | Name Hercule Prince | |
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Born 13 November 1688 ( 1688-11-13 ) Died 21 December 1757(1757-12-21) (aged 69)
Sainte Maure, France Spouse Louise Gabrielle Julie de Rohan Issue
Detail Charlotte Louise, Princess of Masserano
Genevieve, Abbess of Marquette
Jules, Prince of Guemene
Louis Armand, Prince of Motbazon
Louis Rene Edouard, Cardinal de Rohan
Ferdinand, Archbishop of Cambrai Father Charles de Rohan, Duke of Montbazon Mother Charlotte Elisabeth de Cochefilet | ||
Hercule Meriadec de Rohan (13 November 1688 – 21 December 1757) was a French nobleman and Duke of Montbazon. He was the son of Charles de Rohan and Charlotte Elisabeth de Cochefilet.
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Biography
Born to Charles III de Rohan, Duke of Montbazon and his wife, Charlotte de Cochefilet, the couple’s third child and second son.
Styled prince de Guemene during his father's lifetime, in October 1727 he succeeded to the title Duke of Montbazon when his father died.
Hercule Meriadec was a peer of France. His siblings included Louis Constantin de Rohan, Bishop of Strasbourg, and Armand Jules de Rohan-Guemene, Archbishop of Rheims.
He married his cousin, Louise Gabrielle Julie de Rohan (1704–1741) and the couple had seven children including the next Duke of Montbazon. His wife’s parents were Hercule Meriadec de Rohan, Prince of Soubise and Anne Genevieve de Levis.
His wife presented their daughter, Charlotte Louise, to Louis XV and the queen, Marie Leszczynska, on 26 October 1737 at Fontainebleau. Two days later Charlotte Louise married the Italian Prince of Masserano, the Spanish ambassador in London.
Hercule Meriadec died at Sainte-Maure aged sixty nine and was succeeded by his son, Jules. His two youngest sons were cardinals and only one of his daughters had issue (Charlotte Louise). The descendants in male line are settled in Austria.