Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan

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Armand de Rohan (Armand Gaston Maximilien; 26 June 1674 – 19 July 1749) was a French churchman and politician. He became Bishop of Strasbourg in 1704, Cardinal in 1712 then Grand Almoner of France in 1713 and member of the regency council in 1722.

His Eminence Armand de Rohan
Cardinal, Bishop of Strasbourg

Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Strasbourg
Installed	9 April 1704
Term ended	19 July 1749
Predecessor	Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg
Successor	Cardinal de Soubise
Other post(s)	Cardinal-priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Strasbourg 1701-1704 Titular Bishop of Tiberias 1701-1704
Orders
Consecration	26 June 1701 by Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg
Created cardinal	18 May 1712 by Pope Clement XI
Rank	Cardinal-priest
Personal details
Born	24 June 1674 Paris, France
Died	19 July 1749 (aged 75) Paris, France

He constructed the Hôtel de Rohan next to the present day Hôtel de Soubise in which his father lived, employing his father's architect, Pierre-Alexis Delamair. The prince de Rohan was elected a member of the Académie des Inscriptions in 1701 and of the Académie française in 1703. He was made a commander of the Saint-Esprit in 1713.

He gave last rites (confession, viaticum, and unction) to king Louis XIV.^[1]

See also

Palais Rohan

References

^ Dangeau, Philippe de Courcillon marquis de (1858). Mémoire sur la mort de Louis XIV (in French). Didot frères, fils.

Bibliography

Claude Muller, Le siècle des Rohan : une dynastie de cardinaux en Alsace au XVIII|e, La Nuée Bleue, Strasbourg, 2006, 446 p. ISBN 2-7165-0652-3

External links

Académie française

Ancestors of Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan

16. Louis V de Rohan, Seigneur de Guéméné

8. Louis VI de Rohan, Prince of Guéméné

17. Marguerite de Laval

4. Hercule de Rohan, Duke of Montbazon

18. François de Rohan, Seigneur de Gié

9. Éléonore de Rohan

19. Catherine de Silly, Countess of Rochefort

2. François de Rohan, Prince of Soubise

20. Charles de Bretagne-Avaugour, Count of Vertus

10. Claude de Bretagne, Count of Vertus,

21. Philippine de Saint-Amadour, Vicomtesse of Guiguen

5. Marie de Bretagne d'Avaugour

22. Guillaume Fouquet, Marquis of La Varenne

11. Catherine Fouquet de La Varenne

23. Catherine Foussard de La Foussardière

1. Armand de Rohan

24. Léonor Chabot, Seigneur of Jarnac

12. Charles Chabot

25. Marguerite de Durfort

6. Henri Chabot, Duke of Rohan

26. Michel de Lur-Saluces

13. Henriette de Lur-Saluces

27. Marie Raguier d'Esternay

3. Anne de Rohan-Chabot, Princess of Soubise

28. René de Rohan, Viscount of Rohan

14. Henri de Rohan, Duke of Rohan

29. Catherine de Parthenay, Dame of Soubise

7. Marguerite de Rohan

30. Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully

15. Marguerite de Béthune, Mademoiselle de Sully

31. Rachel de Cochefilet

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg	Bishop of Strasbourg 1704-1749	Succeeded by Armand de Rohan-Soubise

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