Louis VIII de Rohan (August 5, 1598 – Paris, February 18, 1667) was a French aristocrat from the House of Rohan. He was the 3rd Duke of Montbazon, 4th Prince of Guéméné, Baron de Coupvray et du Verger, Comte de Rochefort, Seigneur de Mortiercrolles, etc., and a Pair of France.
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Biography
Louis VIII de Rohan was the eldest son of Hercule de Rohan, Duc de Montbazon, and Madeleine de Lenoncourt. On December 31, 1619, he was admitted to the Order of the Holy Spirit as Comte de Rochefort. In 1621, he became governor of Île-de-France, Soissons, Noyon, etc., in survivance of his father. Due to his marriage, he was able to assume the name Prince of Guéméné in 1622.
In 1636, he participated in the campaign in Picardy and, on May 24, 1654, in the coronation of Louis XIV. Upon his father's death on October 16, 1654, he became the 3rd Duke of Montbazon and subsequently Grand Huntsman of France.
Marriage and children
Louis VIII de Rohan married on February 2, 1619 his cousin Anne de Rohan, 4th Princesse de Guémené in 1622 (died March 14, 1685), heir of Pierre de Rohan, 3rd Prince de Guéméné (died 1622), and Madeleine de Rieux-Châteauneuf.
They had 2 children:
Charles II de Rohan (died July 3, 1699), 1667 4th Duc de Montbazon, 5th Prince de Guémené, Comte de Montauban, Pair de France; Married in 1653, Jeanne Armande de Schomberg (1633-1706), daughter of Henri de Schomberg, Marshal of France. Had issue.