Name Louise Rohan | ||
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IssueDetail Charlotte Louise, Princess of MasseranoGenevieve, Abbess of MarquetteJules, Prince of GuemeneLouis Armand, Prince of MotbazonLouis Rene Edouard, Cardinal de RohanFerdinand, Archbishop of Cambrai Mother Anne Genevieve de Levis Spouse Hercule Meriadec, Prince of Guemene (m. 1718–1757) Children Jules, Prince of Guemene, Cardinal de Rohan, Ferdinand Maximilien Meriadec de Rohan Parents Anne Genevieve de Levis, Hercule Meriadec, Duke of Rohan-Rohan Grandchildren Henri Louis, Prince of Guemene Similar People Cardinal de Rohan, Anne de Rohan‑Chabot, Francois - Prince of Soubise, Madame de Ventadour | ||
Louise de Rohan (Louise Gabrielle Julie; 11 August 1704 – 20 August 1780) was a French noblewoman and Princess of Guemene by marriage.
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Born in Paris to Hercule Meriadec de Rohan and his wife Anne Genevieve de Levis, as a member of the House of Rohan, he was entitled to the style of Highness. His mother was the only child of Madame de Ventadour.
Her siblings included Louise Francoise, Duchess of La Meilleraye (married a grandson of Hortense Mancini and present ancestress of the Prince of Monaco) Jules, Prince of Soubise, Marie Isabelle, Duchess of Tallard, Governess of the Children of France. Her uncle was the Bishop of Strasbourg.
She was baptised with the names Louise Gabrielle Julie on 13 August. She was known as Louise de Rohan. Her uncle was the Bishop of Strasbourg, alleged son of Louis XIV.
Engaged to her cousin Hercule Meriadec de Rohan, son and heir of Charles III, Prince of Guemene and Charlotte Elisabeth de Cochefilet. They were married on 4 August 1718 at Jouarre Abbey where her older sister Charlotte Armande was Abbess.
Louise presented her 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 Prince of Masserano was the Spanish ambassador in London.
She died at Chevilly, Loiret on 20 August 1780.
She owned the Manoir de Launay which she bought in 1747.