Guy Auguste de Rohan-Chabot
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Guy-Auguste de Rohan-Chabot, chevalier de Rohan, comte de Chabot (August 18, 1683 - September 13, 1760), often referred to as Chevalier de Rohan is famous for an episode in the life of Voltaire.
He was the son of Louis de Rohan-Chabot, Duc de Rohan, Prince de Leon and Marie Elisabeth Catherine du Bec-Crespin de Grimaldi, Marquise de Vardes.
Marriages:
- On February 8, 1729: Yvonne Sylvie Breil de Rays (1712-July 15, 1740). Children:
- Louis Antoine Auguste de Rohan-Chabot
- Charles de Rohan-Chabot
- On May 25, 1744: Lady Mary Apolonia Scolastica Stafford-Howard (February 17, 1721-May 16, 1769)
Insulted Voltaire and when insulted back, he arrested Voltaire.
