Jean II of Rohan

Jean II of Rohan , born the November 16th 1452 and died in 1516, wire of Alain IX of Rohan, is one of the most powerful lords of the Brittany of the end of the 15th century.

He is the son of Alain IX of Rohan and Marie of Lorraine. He is Viscount of Rohan, of Leon and count de Porhoët. He marries Marie of Brittany, girl of the duke François Ier of Brittany.

He was often opposed to the duke François II whose Marie of Brittany was the small-cousin and the sister-in-law. With died of the duke of Brittany, it tries to maintain the independence of Brittany and conquers part of the ducal field (attacks on Guingamp in 1488 and 1489) but finally the Breton heritage is allocated to king de France.

Heir apparent to the duchy after Anne of Brittany, his whole life is devoted to maintain sovereignty Breton by a set of successive alliances with the close powers.

Jean II, of his marriage with Marie of Brittany, had seven children:

Francois, killed at 18 years in the Breton party with the Battle of Saint-Aubin-of-Cormier the, proposed to the duke François II like husband of the duchess Anne of Brittany;
Jean, born in 1476 and died in 1505;
Georges, died in 1502;
Jacques de Rohan, Viscount of Rohan, chief of the house, married to Francoise de Daillon then Francoise de Rohan-Guémené, died without child;
Claude, bishop of Cornwall;
Anne, Viscountess de Rohan after her brother, marries Pierre de Rohan (wire of the Maréchal of Gié)
Marie, wife of Louis IV of Rohan Guémené

See too

Family of Rohan

Sources

Yvonig Gicquel Jean Picollec editor (1994) ISBN 2-86477-140-3

Jean II of Rohan or the broken independence of Brittany

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