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Louis Caesar Constantine de Rohan-Guemene belongs 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-Guemene belongs 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. |
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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 is first [[Knight of Malta]] before entering as a naval officer in the Royal Navy . He was promoted to captain of the ship 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 is first [[Knight of Malta]] before entering as a naval officer in the Royal Navy . He was promoted to captain of the ship in 1720. |
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Louis-César-Constantin of Rohan | |
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| Bishop of Strasbourg | |
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| Installed | 1756 |
| Term ended | 1779 |
| Predecessor | Armand de Rohan-Soubise |
| Successor | Louis René Édouard de Rohan-Guéméné |
| Other post(s) | Prince-Bishop of Strasbourg |
| 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 |
| Died | 11 March 1779 (aged 81) Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Coat of arms | .svg) |
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-Guemene belongs 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 is first Knight of Malta before entering as a naval officer in the Royal Navy . He was promoted to captain of the ship in 1720.
Serving 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, in 1749, he was made prelate-commander of the Holy Spirit in 1753. 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 to the death of Pope Clement XIII , nor to the conclave of 1774-1775 , summoned to the death of Pope Clement XIV. His cousin and successor, Louis-René de Rohan-Guéméné , cardinal - bishop of Strasbourg, will be compromised in the affair of the queen's necklace.
Coat of Arms
Main article: Armorial of the Rohan family.
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 ).
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