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Charles, Prince of Soubise

Charles de Rohan
Duke of Rohan-Rohan, Duke of Ventadour, 4th Prince of Soubise, Prince of Épinoy, Marquis of Roubaix, and Count of Saint-Pol
Governor of Flanders and Hainaut
Tenure26 September 1751 – 1 July 1787
PredecessorCharles Joseph Marie de Boufflers
SuccessorCharles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix
MonarchLouis XVI
Born(1715-07-16)16 July 1715
Palace of Versailles, Kingdom of France
Died1 July 1787(1787-07-01) (aged 71)
Hôtel de Soubise, Paris, Kingdom of France
Spouse
(m. 1734; died 1739)
(m. 1741; died 1745)
Issue
Detail
Noble familyRohan
FatherJules, Prince of Soubise
MotherAnne Julie de Melun
Military career
Allegiance Kingdom of France
Service / branchKingdom of France French Royal Army
Years of service1732–1762
RankMarshal of France
Battles / warsSeven Years' War

Charles de Rohan, 4th Prince of Soubise (16 July 1715 – 1 July 1787), Prince of Soubise, Duke of Rohan-Rohan, Seigneur of Roberval, and Marshal of France from 1758, was a soldier, and minister to kings Louis XV and Louis XVI. He was the last male of his branch of the House of Rohan, and was great-grandfather to the Duke of Enghien, executed by Napoleon in 1804. Styled Prince d'Epinoy at birth, he became the Prince of Soubise after 1749.


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