Rohan (family)
The house of Rohan was a family of viscounts, later dukes and princes, coming from the locality of Rohan in Brittany, descending from the viscounts of Porhoët and said to trace back to the legendary Conan Meriadoc. Through the Porhoët, the Rohan were related to the Dukes of Brittany, with whom the family intermingled again in after its inception. They developed ties with the French and English royal houses as well, and played an important role in French and European history.
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Branches and titles
Alain I de Rohan, son of the viscount of Porhoët, was the first to take on the name of Rohan, after the place were he was born.
The main branch of the family ended when Jean II died childless; the title and possessions passed on the cadet branch of Rohan-Gié.
When the first duke of Rohan, Henri II de Rohan-Gié, died, his title and name passed on to the Chabot family as his only daughter married Henri Chabot. This created the Rohan-Chabot lineage, which was not really a branch of the Rohan family.
During the 17th and 18th century the Rohan also wore the title Prince Étranger habitué en France.
Genealogy
Viscounts of Rohan
Dukes of Rohan
- Henri II de Rohan-Gié (1579-1638) started viscount, then became the 1st duc de Rohan, and peer of France
Princes of Rohan lineage
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