Louis de Rohan (1635-1674)

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Louis de Rohan Guémené , known as the Knight of Rohan (1635 - Paris, November 27th 1674) was Large huntsman of France at 20 years then colonel of the guards of Louis XIV, wire of Louis VIII of Rohan Guémené, 3rd duke of Montbazon and Anne de Rohan.

It took part in the war against the Spain (1654-1659) and in the Guerre of Holland in 1672-1673.

It had many adventures in love. Compromise in the escape of favorite royal the Marie Mancini it must resign of its load of Large huntsman. Sifted debts, with the Dutch against Louis XIV conspired. With Gilles of Hamel de Latréaumont (Paris 1627 - Rouen 1674), they want to deliver the town of Quillebœuf to the Netherlanders and to create an independent republic Norman while reversing Louis XIV, even to assassinate it by removing the Dauphin which would have been kept like hostage.

The Complot is discovered by Jean Charles Of Cauzé de Nazelle, born in 1649, Mousquetaire of the King, who placed with Picpus in the pension held by " Master Affinius Van den Enden " (1601-1674), also compromised, since it had written the constitution of the republican government which would have succeeded the king and which it maintained the bonds with the Netherlanders. by Cauzé de Nazelle was astonished by the visits of this powerful lord in this boarding house of the suburbs of Paris. He warned the minister Louvois on August 31st 1674.

Rohan is stopped on September 11th by the services of Gabriel Nicolas of Reynie in the person of the major of the guards, Mister de Brissac, at the exit of the mass of the King to the castle of Versailles and Latréaumont is killed by the same Mister of Brissac, old army mate during his interpellation to the hotel of Single, with Rouen.

Rohan, imprisoned with the Bastille, is condemned for crime of Lèse-majesté, subjected to the Question and decapitated place of Strike at the end of November with its comparses (the knight of Courtyard and the marchioness of Villars); Van den Enden, as for him is hung.

The goods of Rohan were confiscated then restored with Marie of Brittany, duchess of Montbazon, second wife of Hercules de Rohan which was withdrawn with Rochefort-in-Yvelines to die there in 1685.

To read

"The unfortunate prince (or dreams it of a republic at the time of the Sun king) " by Eliane and Serge Seuran, ED. Not test card (Clamecy, 58), 2004,206 p.
" Memories of the time of Louis XIV" , 1899, plon, by caused of Nazelle, presented by ernest Daudet
" Three dramas historiques" , 1857, Didier editors, by Pierre Clement
" The business of the knight of Rohan" , 1945, the new edition, by Claude Derblay
" The Junior by Nazelle, hones of Meyer editor, by Cecil SAINT LAURENT (whimsical)

" " Latréaumont" of Eugene Sweats, very fictionalized account way wraps and of sword, which denatured the history.

See too

Guy-Auguste of Rohan-Chub, also called " Knight of Rohan"
national library section of the manuscripts, minutes of the lawsuit and interrogations

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