Marguerite, Duchess of Rohan
Marguerite | |||||
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Louis, Duke of Rohan, Prince of Léon Jeanne Pelagie, Princess of Epinoy | |||||
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House | Rohan | ||||
Father | Henri de Rohan | ||||
Mother | Marguerite de Béthune |
Marguerite de Rohan (1617 – 9 April 1684) was a French noblewoman and
Early life and ancestry
She was the only child of
Marriage
Appealing to the Queen Regent Anne of Austria, in 1645 Louis XIV issued a certificate that willed Marguerite the right to keep her status, her dignity of a princess, should she marry Henri de Chabot. When the Marquis of Seneterre interrogated her on these matters, she replied: I do not know if I shall be able to decide to marry him, but I do feel that I could not bear it if he married someone else.
Previously, her hand had been asked by
By her marriage, she brought her dowry to her husband as well as all her possessions and titles, with the condition that the children bear the name and coat-of-arms of Rohan only. Later the children decided to call themselves Rohan-Chabot and thereby did not honour the clauses of the marriage-contract.[citation needed]
The marriage of a Rohan to a mere nobleman of no fortune was seen as a mésalliance for the powerful Rohans, one of the oldest families in France. Her husband was created Duke of Rohan in 1648.
Titles she held in her own right were; Duchess of Rohan, Princess of Léon, Duchess of Frontenay, Countess of Porhoët, Marquise of Blain, Dame of Lorges, Countess of Porhoët amongst others.
The
was re-established for Chabot in 1648. Marguerite, Duchess of Rohan in her own right, as a widow was named guardian of her children by royal letters of 10 June 1655.She died in Paris on 9 April 1684 at the age of 67.
Descendants
Marguerite has various descendants throughout Europe; Through her son she is a direct male line ancestress of
Through her daughter Anne, she is an ancestor of the
Issue
- X de Rohan-Chabot
- Marguerite Gabrielle Charlotte de Rohan-Chabot (d.17 June 1720) married Malo de Coëtquen, Marquis de Coëtquen and had issue;
- François de Rohan, Prince de Soubise and had issue; was mistress of Louis XIV;
- Gilone de Rohan-Chabot (?) died in infancy;
- Louis de Rohan-Chabot, Duke of Rohan, Prince de Léon (3 November 1652 – 17 August 1727) married Marie Elisabeth du Bec-Crespin de Grimaldi and had issue;
- Jeanne Pelagie de Rohan-Chabot (d.18 August 1698) married Alexandre Guillaume de Melun, Prince d'Epinoy and had issue; was grandmother of Jules de Rohan, a grandson of the above Anne.
Ancestry
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