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mildred_of_midgard ([personal profile] mildred_of_midgard) wrote in [personal profile] cahn 2023-02-04 08:01 pm (UTC)

Rohan genealogy

Because the question came up in email: How are these members of the Rohan family related?

1. The Rohan whose thugs beat up Voltaire, leading to one of Voltaire's stints in the Bastille and his exile to England. 

2. The Rohan who was duped in Marie Antoinette's affair of the necklace.

3. The Rohan whose wife had an affair with Bonnie Prince Charlie.

4. The Rohan who had an affair with Bonnie Prince Charlie's illegitimate daughter.

Okay, #3 was not asked in email, but she was the first Rohan(-by-marriage) I learned about, so I had to include her. I did look up how they were all related toward the beginning of salon, because I had the same question, but I've since forgotten, so here goes again.

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Believe it or not, 2-4 are brothers! 1 is a from a different branch entirely, and I hope you appreciate all the copy-pasting and forgive any errors. ;)

Louis I de Rohan Guemene, d. 1457
Louis II de Rohan GuemenePierre I de Rohan Gie
Louis III de Rohan GuemenePierre II de Rohan Gie
Louis IV de Rohan GuemeneRene I de Rohan
Louis V de Rohan GuemeneRene II de Rohan
Louis VI de Rohan GuemeneHenri II de Rohan
Hercule de Rohan GuemeneMarguerite de Rohan1
Louis VIII de Rohan GuemeneLouis de Rohan Chabot
Charles II de Rohan GuemeneGuy Auguste de Rohan Chabot2
Charles III de Rohan Guemene
Hercule Meriadec de Rohan Guemene
3 Rohan brothers


1. Married Henri Chabot, founded the Rohan-Chabot line.
2. Had his thugs beat up Voltaire.

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