Duke of Rohan

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Duke of Rohan is a title of French nobility, associated with the Breton region of Rohan.

Duke of Rohan

House of Rohan

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duke	Ceased to be Duke	Death	Spouse
	Henri de Rohan	René II, Viscount of Rohan (Rohan)	21 August 1579	7 February 1605	7 August 1603 Rohan raised from viscountcy	13 April 1638		Marguerite de Béthune
	Marguerite de Rohan suo jure	Henri, Duke of Rohan (Rohan)	1617	6 June 1645	13 April 1638 father's death	9 April 1684		Henri Chabot ^[1]
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duke	Ceased to be Duke	Death	Spouse

House of Chabot

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duke	Ceased to be Duke	Death	Spouse
	Henri Chabot ^[2]	Charles Chabot (Chabot)	1616	6 June 1645	1648 created Duke of Rohan in his own right	27 February 1655		Marguerite de Rohan
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duke	Ceased to be Duke	Death	Spouse

House of Rohan-Chabot

The title prince de Léon is used a courtesy title until the succession of the duke.

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duke	Ceased to be Duke	Death	Spouse
	Louis de Rohan-Chabot	Henri Chabot (Rohan-Chabot)	3 November 1652	18 July 1678	27 February 1655 father's death	17 August 1727		Marie Élisabeth du Bec-Crespin de Grimaldi
	Louis Bretagne Alain de Rohan-Chabot	Louis I (Rohan-Chabot)	26 September 1679	29 May 1708	17 August 1727 father's death	10 August 1738		Françoise de Roquelaure
	Louis Marie de Rohan-Chabot	Louis II (Rohan-Chabot)	17 January 1710	19 December 1735	10 August 1738 father's death	28 November 1791		Charlotte Rosalie de Châtillon
	Louis Antoine de Rohan-Chabot	Guy Auguste de Rohan-Chabot (Rohan-Chabot)	20 April 1733	12 April 1757	28 November 1791 uncle's death	29 November 1807		Élisabeth Louise de La Rochefoucauld
	Alexandre de Rohan-Chabot	Louis Antoine, Duke of Rohan (Rohan-Chabot)	3 December 1761	29 May 1785	29 November 1807 father's death	8 February 1816		Anne Louise Élisabeth de Montmorency
	Louis-François de Rohan-Chabot	Alexandre, Duke of Rohan (Rohan-Chabot)	29 February 1788	2 May 1808	8 February 1816 father's death	8 February 1833		Marie Georgine Armandine de Sérent
	Fernand de Rohan-Chabot	Alexandre, Duke of Rohan (Rohan-Chabot)	14 October 1789	19 May 1817	8 February 1833 brothers death	10 September 1869		Josephine Françoise de Gontaut-Biron
	Charles de Rohan-Chabot	Fernand, Duke of Rohan (Rohan-Chabot)	12 December 1819	29 June 1843	10 September 1869 father's death	6 August 1893		Octavie Rouillé de Boissy
	Alain de Rohan-Chabot	Charles, Duke of Rohan (Rohan-Chabot)	1 December 1844	26 June 1872	6 August 1893 father's death	6 January 1914		Herminie de La Brousse de Verteillac
	Josselin de Rohan-Chabot	Alain, Duke of Rohan (Rohan-Chabot)	4 April 1879	11 June 1906	6 January 1914 father's death	13 July 1916		Marguerite Marie de Rohan-Chabot^[3]
	Alain Louis Auguste de Rohan-Chabot	Josselin, Duke of Rohan (Rohan-Chabot)	10 May 1913	5 May 1937	13 July 1916 father's death	17 May 1966		Helene Claire Marie de Liencourt
	Josselin de Rohan-Chabot	Alain Louis Auguste, Duke of Rohan (Rohan-Chabot)	5 June 1938	17 November 1973	17 May 1966 father's death	N/A		Antoinette Jeanne Yvonne Boegner
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duke	Ceased to be Duke	Death	Spouse

References and notes

↑ Velde, François. "French principalities". Hereldica.org. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
↑ Married the Duchess of Rohan and was then created Duke of Rohan in his own right
↑ Marguerite Marie was a great grand daughter of Fernad, Duke of Rohan and Josephine Françoise de Gontaut-Biron

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[1] Velde, François. "French principalities". Hereldica.org. Retrieved 2010-04-07.

[2] Married the Duchess of Rohan and was then created Duke of Rohan in his own right

[3] Marguerite Marie was a great grand daughter of Fernad, Duke of Rohan and Josephine Françoise de Gontaut-Biron

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Duke of Rohan

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Duke of Rohan

House of Rohan

House of Chabot

House of Rohan-Chabot

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