Louis-René de Rohan
Grand Almoner of France | |
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In office 1777–1786 | |
Preceded by | Charles Antoine de La Roche-Aymon |
Succeeded by | Louis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval |
Ambassador of France to Austria | |
In office 1771–1774 | |
Preceded by | Jacques-Abraham Durand d'Aubigny |
Succeeded by | Jean-François Géorgel |
Diocese of Strasbourg | |
Installed | 11 March 1779 |
Term ended | 29 November 1801 |
Predecessor | Louis Constantin de Rohan |
Successor | Johann Peter Saurine |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1756 |
Consecration | 18 May 1760 by Christophe de Beaumont |
Created cardinal | 1 June 1778 by Pope Pius VI |
Rank | Cardinal of the Catholic Church |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 16 February 1803 Ettenheim, Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg | (aged 68)
Nationality | French |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Coat of arms | |
Louis-René-Édouard de Rohan known as Cardinal de Rohan (25 September 1734 – 16 February 1803), prince de Rohan-Guéméné, was a French
Members of the Rohan family had filled the office of Bishop of Strasbourg since 1704, which made them princes of the
Louis de Rohan was a member of the palace cabal opposed to the Austrian alliance. This party was headed by the Duc d'Aiguillon who, in 1771, sent Rohan on a special
On the death of
Wishing to redeem himself in the eyes of the Queen, he got involved in the "
Rohan was soon allowed to return to Strasbourg, and his popularity was shown by his election in 1789 to the
Depiction in media
His role in the affair of the diamond necklace scandal is depicted in a 2001 American
Rohan is portrayed by Barnett Parker in the 1938 film Marie Antoinette. The character plays a key role, particularly in scenes following the entr'acte (intermission).
References
- ^ Madame Campan : Memoires sur la vie de Marie-Antoinette, Ed. Nelson
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Strasburg". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rohan, Louis René Édouard, Cardinal de". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 460–461. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- The Britannica gives as references the Mémoires of his secretary, the abbé Georgel, of the Madame Campan.