The House of Rohan is a French noble family of viscounts, later dukes and princes, coming from the locality of Rohan in Brittany. Their line descends from the viscounts of Porhoët and is said to trace back to the legendary Conan Meriadoc. Through the Porhoët, the Rohan are related to the Dukes of Brittany, with whom the family intermingled again after its inception. They developed ties with the French and English royal houses as well, and played an important role in France and European history.
Branches and titles
Alain I de Rohan, son of the viscount of Porhoët, was the first to take on the name of Rohan, after the place where he was born.
The main branch of the family became extinct when Jean II died childless in 1638; his title and possessions passed on to the cadet branch of Rohan-Gié.
When the first duke of Rohan, Henri II de Rohan-Gié, died, his title and name passed on to the Chabot family as his only daughter married Henri Chabot. This created the Rohan-Chabot lineage, which was not really a branch of the Rohan family.
During the 17th and 18th centuries the Rohan also bore the title Prince Étranger habitué en France due to their descent from the old kings of Brittany and their hereditary control of the archbishopric of Strasbourg, which made them princes of the Holy Roman Empire.
Rohan-Gié, extinct 1638Rohan-Soubise, extinct 1787The family of Rohan has a long documented history, with close ties to the Dukes of Brittany.
Alain I (-c. 1127), son of Eudes, Viscount of Porhoët
Alain II (-1170)Alain III (1135-1195)Alain IV (1166-1205)Geoffrey I (-15 Sep 1221)Olivier I (-1228)Alain V (-1242) married Eleanor, daughter of Eudes III of PorhoëtAlain VI (-1304)Olivier II (-1326)Alain VII (-c 1352)Jean I (1324-1396) married Jeanne of Leon (-1372) and then Jeanne of Navarre, daughter of Philip III of NavarreAlain VIII (-1429) Viscount of Rohan and lord of Leon, from the first marriageCharles (-1438) lord of Guéméné, from the second marriageAlain VIII, son of Jean I and Jeanne of LeonAlain IX (-1462) married Marguerite, daughter of John V, Duke of Brittany and then Marie, daughter of Antoine, Count of VaudémontAlain (-c. 1449), son of Marguerite and Count of Porhoët, married Yolande, daughter of Guy XIV de Laval by his first wife, Isabella, daughter of John VI, Duke of BrittanyMarguerite, daughter of Marguerite, married John, Count of AngoulêmeCatherine, daughter of Marguerite, married Jean I of Albret and then Jacques DinanFrancoise Dinan married Guy XIV de Laval as his second wife.Jean II (-1519), son of Marie, married Marie, daughter of Francis I, Duke of BrittanyJacques (-1527) married Francoise, daughter of Louis III of RohanAnne married Pierre II of RohanMarie (-9 Jun 1542) married Louis IV of RohanCharles, lord of Guéméné, son of Jean I and Jeanne of NavarreLouis I (-15 Dec 1457)Louis II (-25 May 1508)Pierre (-1513)Louis III (-29 Aug 1498)Louis IV (-14 Jun 1527) married MarieLouis V (c 1513-14 May 1557) married Marguerite de Laval, daughter of Guy XVI de LavalLouis VI (3 Apr 1540-4 Jun 1611) married LeonoreLouis VII (1562-01 Nov 1589)Hercule, Duke of Montbazon, a title retained in this branchLouis VIII (5 Aug 1598-23 Feb 1667)Charles II (7 Jul 1633-3 Jul 1699)Charles III (30 Sep 1655-10 Oct 1727)Hercule Mériadec, Prince of Guéméné (13 November 1688 – 21 December 1757)Charles, Prince of Rochefort (7 Aug 1693-25 Feb 1766), started the line of the Princes of RochefortPierre (-1513), son of Louis I, married Francoise PorhoëtPierre II whose marriage merged the County of Rohan to the junior branchCharles (-6 May 1528) Count of GuiseFrancois (-29 Dec 1559) Viscount of FronsacLeonore (10 Jan 1539-20 Sep 1583) married Louis VIPierre II (-1524), son of Pierre married AnneRene I (1516-1552), 18th Viscount of Rohan married Isabella, daughter of John III of NavarreHenry IRene II (1550-1586)Henry II (21 Aug 1579-13 Apr 1638), who saw Rohan elevated from a county to a duchyCathérine (20 Jun 1578-10 May 1607) was wed at the château du Parc in August 1604 to Johann II, Duke of Zweibrücken (1584-1635).Henri II de Rohan-Gié (1579–1638) started viscount, then became the 1st duc de Rohan, and peer of FranceHercule Mériadec de Rohan (1669–1749)Maria di RohanLouis René Édouard de RohanCharles, Prince of SoubiseVictoire de RohanMarie de RohanFerdinand Maximilien Meriadec de RohanEmmanuel de Rohan-Polduc
