François, Prince of Soubise
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François de Rohan was a member of the House of Rohan and founder of the houses Soubise. His wife Anne Julie de Rohan was the one time mistress of Louis XIV and mother of François 's own eleven children. Prince of Soubise jure uxoris
, he was also the Lord of Frontenay and of Ponghes.
and his wife Marie de Bretagne d'Avaugour. His father had been married twice and François was the only son born from the second marriage. His older sister was Marie de Rohan, wife of the Duke of Chevreuse
, Duke of Luynes and a key figure of the Fronde
, the great cival war which threatened the power of the monarchy. His older brother was Louis de Rohan, Prince of Guéméné
.
He was married twice.
At the insistence of his wife, François bought of the Hôtel de Guise
from the trustees of the late Duchess of Guise. He bought the property on 27 March 1700 and renamed it the Hôtel de Soubise. It was at the Hôtel that François died outliving his wife by three years.
He was buried at the Église Saint-pierre in Soubise
, a church which he had rebuilt after its destruction in the Wars of Religion.
Jure uxoris
Jure uxoris is a Latin term that means "by right of his wife" or "in right of a wife". It is commonly used to refer to a title held by a man whose wife holds it in her own right. In other words, he acquired the title simply by being her husband....
, he was also the Lord of Frontenay and of Ponghes.
Biography
Born to Hercule de RohanHercule, Duke of Montbazon
Hercule de Rohan was a member of the princely House of Rohan. The second Duke of Montbazon, he is an ancestor of the present Princes of Guéméné. His daughter was the famous Frondeur the duchesse de Chevreuse...
and his wife Marie de Bretagne d'Avaugour. His father had been married twice and François was the only son born from the second marriage. His older sister was Marie de Rohan, wife of the Duke of Chevreuse
Claude, Duke of Chevreuse
Claude de Lorraine , also called Claude de Guise, was a French noble and husband of Marie de Rohan. He was the Duke of Chevreuse, a title which is today used by the Duke of Luynes.-Biography:...
, Duke of Luynes and a key figure of the Fronde
Fronde
The Fronde was a civil war in France, occurring in the midst of the Franco-Spanish War, which had begun in 1635. The word fronde means sling, which Parisian mobs used to smash the windows of supporters of Cardinal Mazarin....
, the great cival war which threatened the power of the monarchy. His older brother was Louis de Rohan, Prince of Guéméné
Prince of Guéméné
The fiefdom of Guéméné was bought on 26 May 1377, for 3,400 sous d'or by Jean de Rohan, Viscount of Rohan. From his second marriage to The fiefdom of Guéméné was bought on 26 May 1377, for 3,400 sous d'or by Jean de Rohan, Viscount of Rohan. From his second marriage to The fiefdom of Guéméné was...
.
He was married twice.
- Firstly to Cathérine Lyonne (1633–1660). The couple had no issue before she died in 1660 aged roughly twenty seven.
- Secondly he married Anne Julie de Rohan who was the mother of his eleven children. The couple were married in Paris on 17 April 1663.
At the insistence of his wife, François bought of the Hôtel de Guise
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....
from the trustees of the late Duchess of Guise. He bought the property on 27 March 1700 and renamed it the Hôtel de Soubise. It was at the Hôtel that François died outliving his wife by three years.
He was buried at the Église Saint-pierre in Soubise
Soubise, Charente-Maritime
Soubise is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.It is situated on the left bank of the Charente River opposite Rochefort and is a former shipbuilding centre.-Population:-References:*...
, a church which he had rebuilt after its destruction in the Wars of Religion.
Issue
- Anne Marguerite de Rohan, Abbess of Jouarre (5 August 1664 – 26 June 1721) no issue;
- Louis de Rohan, Prince of Rohan (11 March 1666 – 5 November 1689) no issue;
- Constance Emilie de Rohan (1667 – ?) married Joseph I Rodriguez Tellez da Camara and had issue;
- Hercule Mériadec de RohanHercule Mériadec, Duke of Rohan-RohanHercule Mériadec de Rohan styled the Duke of Rohan-Rohan was a member of the House of Rohan. He married twice and was the grandfather of the Maréchal de Soubise. His first wife was the daughter of Madame de Ventadour...
, Prince of Maubuisson, Duke of Rohan-Rohan (8 May 1669 – 26 January 1749) married Anne Geneviève de LévisAnne Geneviève de LévisAnne Geneviève de Lévis was a French noblewoman. She was Duchess of Rohan-Rohan and Princess of Soubise by marriage. Anne Geneviève was the only child of Madame de Ventadour, governess of the young Louis XV. She married twice and had children with her second husband...
, had issue; married Marie Sophie de Courcillon, no issue; - Alexandre Meriadec de Rohan (19 July 1670 – 9 March 1687) no issue;
- Henri Louis de Rohan, Chevalier de Rohan (4 January 1672 – 30 July 1693) no issue;
- Armand Gaston Maximilien de RohanArmand Gaston Maximilien de RohanArmand 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....
, Cardinal de Soubise (26 June 1674 – 19 July 1749) Grand Almoner of FranceGrand Almoner of FranceThe Grand Almoner of France was an officer of the French monarchy and a member of the Maison du Roi during the Ancien Régime...
, suspected issue of Louis XIV, never married; - Sophronie-Pélagie de Rohan (2 July 1678 – ?) married Don Alphonso Francisco de Vasconcellos, had issue;
- Éléonore Marie de Rohan, Abbess in Origny (25 August 1679 – 2 November 1753) no issue;
- Maximilien Gaston de Rohan (1680 – 23 May 1706) died in the Battle of RamilliesBattle of RamilliesThe Battle of Ramillies , fought on 23 May 1706, was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession. For the Grand Alliance – Austria, England, and the Dutch Republic – the battle had followed an indecisive campaign against the Bourbon armies of King Louis XIV of France in 1705...
, no issue; - Frederic Paul Malo de Rohan (1682) no issue.