| Hercule Mériadec | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Guéméné | |
| Spouse | Louise Gabrielle Julie de Rohan |
| Issue | |
| Charlotte Louise, Princess of Masserano Généviève, Abbess of Marquette Jules, Prince of Guéméné Louis Armand, Prince of Motbazon Louis René Édouard, Cardinal de Rohan Ferdinand, Archbishop of Cambrai |
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| Full name | |
| Hercule Mériadec de Rohan | |
| Father | Charles de Rohan |
| Mother | Charlotte Élisabeth de Cochefilet |
| Born | 13 November 1688 |
| Died | 21 December 1757 (aged 69)[1] Sainte Maure, France |
Hercule Mériadec de Rohan (13 November 1688 – 21 December 1757) was a French noble man and Duke of Montbazon. He is known by his other title, Prince of Guéméné. He was the son of Charles de Rohan and Charlotte Élisabeth de Cochefilet.
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Born to the Prince and Princess of Guéméné, he was the couples third child and second son.
Styled the Duke of Montbazon, during his fathers lifetime, in October 1727 he succeeded to the title Prince of Guéméné as his father died. The style of Prince had opreviously been used by the eldest son of the said Duke but over time the titles swapped.
Hercule Mériadec was a Peer of France. His siblings included the Bishop of Strasbourg and the Archbishop of Rheims.[1]
He married his cousin, Louise Gabrielle Julie de Rohan (1704–1741) and the couple had some seven children including the next Prince of Guéméné.[1] His wife's parents were Hercule Mériadec de Rohan, Prince of Soubise and Anne Geneviève de Lévis.
His wife presented their daughter, Charlotte Louise, to Louis XV and the queen, Marie Leszczyńska on 26 October 1737 at Fontainebleau. Two days later Charlotte Louise married the Italian Prince of Masserano. The Prince of Masserano was the Spanish ambassador in London.
He died at Sainte-Maure aged sixty nine and was succeeded by his son, Jules. His two youngest sons were cardinals and only one of his daughters had issue (Charlotte Louise). The descendants in male line are settled in Austria.