Alain Charles Louis de Rohan-Chabot (1 December 1844 – 6 June 1914), Prince of Léon, 11th Duke of Rohan, deputy of Morbihan.

Alain
Duke of Rohan
Born(1844-12-01)1 December 1844
Paris, France
Died6 June 1914(1914-06-06) (aged 69)
Paris, France
SpouseHerminie de La Brousse de Verteillac
Issue
Detail
Anne, Countess de Talleyrand-Périgord
Marie, Countess de Chambrun
Josselin de Rohan Chabot, Duke of Rohan
Françoise, Duchess of Caraman
Jehan de Rohan Chabot
Names
Alain Charles Louis de Rohan-Chabot
HouseRohan-Chabot
FatherCharles Louis Josselin de Rohan-Chabot
MotherOctavie Rouillé de Boissy

Early life

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Rohan-Chabot was born on 1 December 1844 in Paris. He was the son of Charles Louis Josselin de Rohan-Chabot (1819–1893), 10th Duke of Rohan, and Octavie Rouillé de Boissy (1824–1866). His sister, Marie-Joséphine de Rohan-Chabot, was the wife of Odet de Montault, Viscount of Montault, and, after his death, Count Arthur de Rougé.[1]

His paternal grandparents were Anne-Louis Fernand de Rohan-Chabot, 9th Duke of Rohan, Peer of France, Maréchal de camp, aide de camp of the Duke of Berry, Squire of the Duke of Bordeaux, and the former Joséphine Françoise de Gontaut-Biron de Saint-Blancard (a daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Michel de Gontaut, Viscount of Gontaut-Biron-Saint-Blancard).[2] His maternal grandparents were Hilaire-Etienne-Octave Rouillé, Marquis of Boissy, and Amélie-Charlotte-Julie de Musnier de Folleville.[1]

Career

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Château de Josselin in Morbihan

The Prince of Léon was a Royalist Deputy to the National Assembly for the Ploermell division of Morbihan and a member of the Departmental council.[3]

Upon his father's death in 1893, he became the 11th Duke of Rohan.[1]

Personal life

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Lithograph of his wife, Herminie de La Brousse de Verteillac

On 26 June 1872, he married Marie Marguerite Henriette Antoinette Amable Herminie de La Brousse de Verteillac (1853–1926), poetess, daughter of Charles César Augustin de La Brousse de Verteillac, Baron de La Tour Blanche, and his second wife, Marie Henriette de Leuze. She was also a granddaughter of François Gabriel Thibault de La Brousse, Marquis de Verteillac. Together, they were the parents of five children:[1]

They lived at the Hôtel de Verteillac (renamed Hôtel de Rohan), 35 boulevard des Invalides in Paris, the Château de Josselin in Morbihan, and the Chalet des Fées in Pontaillac, built by his wife's father, the Marquis de Verteillac, on the Défé estate he had acquired in 1865.[13]

The Duke died in Paris on 6 June 1914.[3] His widow died in the 7th arrondissement of Paris in 1926.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Martin, Georges (1 January 1996). Histoire et généalogie des maisons de Chabot et de Rohan-Chabot (in French). FeniXX. p. 113. ISBN 978-2-307-39435-8. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ^ Révérend, vicomte Albert (1906). Titres, anoblissements et pairies de la restauration 1814-1830 (in French). Chez l'auteur et chez H. Champion. pp. 120–123. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "DUKE DE ROHAN DIES AT 70.; Royalist Member of the Chamber of Deputies Since 1876". The New York Times. 7 January 1914. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  4. ^ "PRINCESS OPENS A SHOP.; Duke de Rohan's Sister to Sell Books and Serve Tea". The New York Times. 18 April 1926.
  5. ^ "MME. DE CHAMBURN, WIFE OF EX-ENVOY; French Author Dies in Paris-- Countess' Husband Served as Ambassador to Italy". The New York Times. 11 Oct 1951. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  6. ^ "PRINCE LUCIEN MURAT DIES IN EXILE AT 63; Russian Refugee in Morocco Descendant of One-Time King of Naples". The New York Times. 21 December 1933.
  7. ^ TIMES, Wireless to THE NEW YORK (1 August 1934). "WEDDING IN OCTOBER FOR PRINCESS MURAT; Former Marie de Rohan-Chabot Will Be Bride of Count Charles de Chambrun". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  8. ^ "PRINCESS MURAT WED TO DIPLOMAT; Widow of Prince Lucien Is Bride in Rome of Count Charles de Chambrun". The New York Times. 23 November 1934. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  9. ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (7 November 1952). "COUNT CHAMBRUN, FRENCH DIPLOMAT; Pro-War Ambassador to Rome Dies in Paris--Served in Many Posts in Europe". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  10. ^ "DUKE OF ROHAN WOUNDED.; Nobleman Who Is a French Cavalryman, Hit at Douaumont". The New York Times. 5 March 1916. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Recherche - Base de données Léonore". www.leonore.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  12. ^ Almanach de Gotha: annuaire généalogique, diplomatique et statistique (in French). J. Perthes. 1924. p. 543. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Musée de Poupées, Château de Josselin – Morbihan". lapagedujouet.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  14. ^ "EX-DUCHESS DE ROHAN, AUTHOR-ARTIST, DEAD; France Honored Dowager for Caring for Wounded Soldiers, -- Her Family Ancient". The New York Times. 14 April 1926. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
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