Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan
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Armand de Rohan was a French churchman and politician. He became bishop of Strasbourg in 1704, Cardinal
in 1712 then grand almoner of France
in 1713 and member of the regency council in 1722.
He constructed the Hotel de Rohan
next to the present day Hotel de Soubise
in which his father lived, employing his father's architect, Pierre-Alexis Delamair
.
The prince de Rohan was elected a member of the Académie des Inscriptions
in 1701 and of the Académie française
in 1703. He was made a commander of the Saint-Esprit in 1713.
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
in 1712 then grand almoner of France
Grand Almoner of France
The Grand Almoner of France was an officer of the French monarchy and a member of the Maison du Roi during the Ancien Régime...
in 1713 and member of the regency council in 1722.
He constructed the Hotel de Rohan
Palais Rohan, Strasbourg
The Palais Rohan is one of the most important buildings in the city of Strasbourg in Alsace, France. It represents not only the high point of local baroque architecture, according to widespread opinion among art historians, but has also housed three of the most important museums in the city since...
next to the present day Hotel de Soubise
Hôtel de Soubise
The Hôtel de Soubise is a city mansion entre cour et jardin , located at 60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois, in the IIIe arrondissement of Paris....
in which his father lived, employing his father's architect, Pierre-Alexis Delamair
Pierre-Alexis Delamair
Pierre-Alexis Delamair was a French architect, theorist and city planner, whose ambitious plan for a rational restructuring the center of Paris, 1737, never came to fruition, as it would have required the demolition of the existing city to be replaced with an ideal city.Delamair was the son of...
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The prince de Rohan was elected a member of the Académie des Inscriptions
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres is a French learned society devoted to the humanities, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the Institut de France.-History:...
in 1701 and of the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
in 1703. He was made a commander of the Saint-Esprit in 1713.