Upon the death of his great-uncle in 1749, he automatically became Prince-Bishop of Strasbourg and became commendatory abbot of the great Abbey of La Chaise-Dieu that same year, giving up that of Saint-Epvre.
cardinal, soubise, françois, armand, auguste, rohan, soubise, prince, tournon, prince, rohan, december, 1717, paris, june, 1756, saverne, french, prelate, prince, bishop, strasbourg, parents, anne, julie, melun, jules, prince, soubise, both, died, smallpox, wh. Francois Armand Auguste de Rohan Soubise Prince of Tournon Prince of Rohan 1 December 1717 Paris 28 June 1756 Saverne was a French prelate Prince Bishop of Strasbourg His parents Anne Julie de Melun and Jules Prince de Soubise both died of smallpox when he was still a child Cardinal de Soubise Contents 1 Biography 2 Siblings 3 Ancestry 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditHe received Holy Orders as a Catholic priest on 23 December 1741 1 and received the position of commendatory abbot first of the Abbey of Ventadour which was succeeded by that of Saint Epvre in the Diocese of Toul from 1736 and later added was that of Prince Abbot of the Abbeys of Murbach and of Lure in 1737 He was elected to the Academie francaise on 15 July 1741 A year later he was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Strasbourg He was the great nephew of the incumbent Prince Bishop Cardinal Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan and was simultaneously named as the titular bishop in partibus of Ptolemais in Palestine now Acre Israel He was consecrated a bishop on the following 4 November He was made Grand Almoner of France in 1745 and a cardinal in 1747 Upon the death of his great uncle in 1749 he automatically became Prince Bishop of Strasbourg and became commendatory abbot of the great Abbey of La Chaise Dieu that same year giving up that of Saint Epvre He died in 1756 of tuberculosis Siblings EditCharles de Rohan Prince of Soubise Duke of Rohan Rohan 16 July 1715 4 July 1787 married Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d Auvergne 1722 1739 and had issue married again to Princess Anna Teresa of Savoy 1717 1745 and had issue married Victoire of Hesse Rotenburg 1728 1792 no issue Marie Louise Genevieve de Rohan 7 January 1720 4 March 1803 married Gaston Jean Baptiste de Lorraine Count of Marsan no issue Francois Auguste de Rohan Count of Tournon 16 September 1721 6 August 1736 never married Rene de Rohan O S B monk of the Abbey of Luxeuil 26 July 1723 7 February 1743 never married Ancestry EditAncestors of Cardinal de Soubise16 Hercule de Rohan Duke of Montbazon8 Francois de Rohan Prince of Soubise17 Marie de Bretagne d Avaugour4 Hercule Meriadec de Rohan Duke of Rohan Rohan18 Henri Chabot Duke of Rohan9 Anne de Rohan Chabot Princess of Soubise19 Marguerite de Rohan2 Jules de Rohan Prince of Soubise20 Charles de Levis Duke of Ventadour10 Louis Charles de Levis Duke of Ventadour21 Marie de La Guiche5 Anne Genevieve de Levis22 Philippe de La Mothe Houdancourt Duke of Cardona11 Charlotte de La Motte Houdancourt23 Louise de Prie1 Armand de Rohan24 Guillaume de Melun Prince of Epinoy12 Alexandre Guillaume de Melun Prince of Epinoy25 Princesse Ernestine d Arenberg6 Louis de Melun Prince of Epinoy26 Henri Chabot Duke of Rohan 1813 Jeanne Pelagie de Rohan Chabot27 Marguerite de Rohan 193 Anne Julie de Melun28 Charles de Lorraine Duke of Elbeuf14 Francois Marie de Lorraine Prince of Lillebonne29 Catherine Henriette de Bourbon Legitimee de France Mademoiselle de Vendome 7 Elisabeth Therese de Lorraine30 Charles IV Duke of Lorraine15 Anne de Lorraine31 Beatrix de CusanceSee also EditHouse of Rohan Palais Rohan StrasbourgReferences Edit Catholic HierarchyExternal links EditAcademie francaiseCatholic Church titlesPreceded byArmand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan Bishop of Strasbourg1749 1756 Succeeded byCharles Louis Constantin de Rohan Guemenee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cardinal de Soubise amp oldid 1100196506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
