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Louis-César-Constantin de Rohan

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Cardinal, Prince-Bishop of Strasbourg
Diocese	Diocese of Strasbourg
See	Strasbourg Cathedral
Installed	23 September 1756
Term ended	11 March 1779
Predecessor	Armand de Rohan-Soubise
Successor	Louis René Édouard de Rohan-Guéméné
Orders
Consecration	March 16, 1757; by Frédéric de La Rochefoucauld
Created cardinal	23 November 1761; by Pope Clement XIII
Rank	Cardinal of the Catholic Church
Personal details
Born	24 March 1697; Paris, Kingdom of France
Died	11 March 1779 (aged 81); Paris, Kingdom of France
Parents	Charles III de Rohan; Charlotte-Elisabeth de Cochefilet
Coat of arms

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Louis César Constantin de Rohan (24 March 1697, Paris – 11 March 1779, Paris) was a French prelate of the House of Rohan.

Biography

Origin and youth

Louis Caesar Constantine de Rohan-Guemène belonged to the House of Rohan, an ancient and powerful family of the nobility of Brittany which dates back to the xi ^th century. Son of Charles III de Rohan, cousin of Armand-Gaston-Maximilien de Rohan and his second wife, Charlotte-Elisabeth de Cochefilet (1657-1719), he is the fourteenth and last child of the couple. His brother Armand-Jules de Rohan-Guémené, future archbishop of Reims, had chosen the ecclesiastical state. Louis-César-Constantin de Rohan embraced at first the career of arms. He was first a Knight of Malta before entering the navy as a naval officer. He was promoted to capitaine de vaisseau in 1720.

Career in the Church

In 1732, at the age of 35, he and entered upon an ecclesiastical career, being named canon and grand provost of Strasbourg. In 1734 he was appointed commendatory Abbot of Lyre Abbey, near Evreux, then first chaplain to the King in 1748, commendatory Abbot of Saint-Epvre the following year, and prelate-commander of the Order of the Holy Spirit in 1753. On the death in 1756 of his uncle, Armand de Rohan-Soubise, he was appointed to succeed him as Bishop of Strasbourg, a post which carried with it the title of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (though most of the principality's territory situated on the left bank of the Rhine had been annexed by France in the late 17th century) and likewise the title of Count of Alsace. However, he was not made Grand Almoner of France, unlike other members of the Rohan family who became bishops of Strasbourg.

He was created cardinal by Pope Clement XIII at the Consistory of 23 November 1761. However, he did not take part in the conclave of 1769, summoned upon the death of Pope Clement XIII, nor in the conclave of 1774-1775, summoned upon the death of Pope Clement XIV.

His cousin and successor as Cardinal Prince-Bishop of Strasbourg, Louis-René-Édouard de Rohan-Guémené, would be compromised in the Affair of the Diamond Necklace.

Coat of arms

Blazon :

Quarterly: in 1 and 4: from gules to a strip of silver loaded with a cotice of Vert; In 2 and 3: Gules to the silver band rubbed with two blossoms of the same (which is Basse-Alsace); On the whole, quartered: in 1 and 4: Gules with golden chains placed in orle, cross and saltire, loaded in the heart of an emerald in the natural (which is Navarre ); In 2 and 3: Azure with fleur-de-lys of gold; On the whole: part: in 1: Gules with nine twins , laid 3, 3, 3 (which is Rohan ); And in 2 of ermine (which is from Brittany ).

Comments:

Bibliography

Louis Châtellier, "Louis-César-Constantin de Rohan", New dictionary of Alsatian biography , vol. 32, p. 3268
Jean-Claude Fauveau, Prince Louis, Cardinal de Rohan-Guéméné, or the Diamonds of the King on Google Books , Éditions L'Harmattan, 2007, p. 31
Michel Popoff and preface by Hervé Pinoteau, Paris, Leopard d'or,1996, 204 p. ( ISBN 2-86377-140-X ) ;

External links

On other Wikimedia projects:

Louis-Constantin de Rohan, on Wikimedia Commons
Authority Records :Virtual International Authority File •University Documentation System •Gemeinsame Normdatei
Card of Rohan-Guéméné on the site fiu.edu [ archive ]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Armand de Rohan-Soubise	Bishop of Strasbourg 1756-1779	Succeeded by Louis René Édouard de Rohan-Guéméné
Preceded by Armand de Rohan-Soubise	Prince-Bishop of Strasbourg 1756-1779	Succeeded by Louis René Édouard de Rohan-Guéméné

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-Louis Caesar Constantine de Rohan-Guemene belonged to the [[House of Rohan]], an ancient and powerful family of the nobility of Brittany which dates back to the <abbr>xi <sup>th</sup></abbr>  century. Son of [[Charles III de Rohan]], cousin of [[Armand-Gaston-Maximilien de Rohan]] and his second wife, Charlotte-Elisabeth de Cochefilet (1657-1719), he is the fourteenth and last child of the couple.
+Louis Caesar Constantine de Rohan-Guemène belonged to the [[House of Rohan]], an ancient and powerful family of the nobility of Brittany which dates back to the <abbr>xi <sup>th</sup></abbr>  century. Son of [[Charles III de Rohan]], cousin of [[Armand-Gaston-Maximilien de Rohan]] and his second wife, Charlotte-Elisabeth de Cochefilet (1657-1719), he is the fourteenth and last child of the couple.
-His brother [[Armand-Jules de Rohan-Guémené]], future [[archbishop of Reims]], had chosen the ecclesiastical state. Louis-César-Constantin de Rohan embraced at first the career of arms. He was first a [[Knights of Malta|Knight of Malta]] before entering as a naval officer in the Royal Navy. He was promoted to ''[[capitaine de vaisseau]]'' in 1720.
+His brother [[Armand-Jules de Rohan-Guémené]], future [[archbishop of Reims]], had chosen the ecclesiastical state. Louis-César-Constantin de Rohan embraced at first the career of arms. He was first a [[Knights of Malta|Knight of Malta]] before entering the navy as a naval officer. He was promoted to ''[[capitaine de vaisseau]]'' in 1720.
-=== Serving The Church ===
+=== Career in the Church ===
-In 1732, at the age of 35, he was named canon and grand-provost of Strasbourg, and entered the ecclesiastical career. In 1734 he was appointed abbot of Lyre near [[Evreux]], then first [[chaplain]] to the King in 1748, Abbot of Saint-Epvre the following year, and [[Order of the Holy Spirit|prelate-commander of the Holy Spirit]] in 1753.
+In 1732, at the age of 35, he and entered upon an ecclesiastical career, being named canon and grand provost of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg |Strasbourg]]. In 1734 he was appointed commendatory Abbot of [[Lyre Abbey]], near [[Evreux]], then first [[chaplain]] to the King in 1748, [[Abbey of Saint-Èvre de Toul |commendatory Abbot of Saint-Epvre]] the following year, and [[Order of the Holy Spirit|prelate-commander of the Order of the Holy Spirit]] in 1753.
+On the death   in 1756 of his uncle, [[Armand de Rohan-Soubise]], he was appointed to succeed him as [[Bishop of Strasbourg]], a post which carried with it the title of [[Prince-Bishopric of Strassburg | Prince]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]  (though  most of [[Prince-Bishopric of Strassburg | the principality]]'s territory  situated on the left bank of the [[Rhine]] had been annexed by [[France]] in the late 17th century) and likewise the title of Count of Alsace. However, he was not made [[Grand Almoner of France]], unlike other members of the  [[House of Rohan| Rohan family]] who became bishops of [[List of bishops, prince-bishops and archbishops of Strasbourg |Strasbourg]].
-He was appointed Prince-[[Bishop of Strasbourg]] and [[Graf]] of Alsace in 1756 on the death of his uncle [[Armand de Rohan-Soubise]]. He was created cardinal by [[Pope Clement XIII]] at the Consistory of 23 November 1761, but will not be great chaplain unlike the other Rohan, bishops of Strasbourg.
-He did not take part in the [[conclave of 1769]], summoned at the death of Pope Clement XIII, nor to the [[conclave of 1774-1775]], summoned at the death of [[Pope Clement XIV]].
-His cousin and successor, [[Louis-René de Rohan-Guéméné]], cardinal-[[bishop of Strasbourg]], would be compromised in the affair of the queen's necklace.
+He was created cardinal by [[Pope Clement XIII]] at the Consistory of 23 November 1761. However, he did not take part in the [[conclave of 1769]], summoned upon the death of Pope Clement XIII, nor in the [[conclave of 1774-1775]], summoned upon the death of [[Pope Clement XIV]].
-== Coat of Arms ==
+His cousin and successor as Cardinal Prince-[[Bishop of Strasbourg]], [[Louis-René de Rohan| Louis-René-Édouard de Rohan-Guémené]], would be compromised in the [[Affair of the Diamond Necklace]].
+== Coat of arms ==
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+[[Category:Clergy from Paris]]
-[[Category:Recipients of the Order of the Holy Spirit]]

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