Charles, Prince of Soubise


Charles de Rohan
Duke of Rohan-Rohan
Prince of Soubise
Governor of Flanders and Hainaut
Tenure26 September 1751 – 1 July 1787
PredecessorCharles Joseph Marie de Boufflers
SuccessorCharles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix
Other titlesDuke of Rohan-Rohan, Duke of Ventadour, 4th Prince of Soubise, Prince of Épinoy, Marquis of Roubaix, Count of Saint-Pol, Seigneur of Roberval
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
Noble familyRohan
Spouse(s)
(m. 1734; died 1739)
    (m. 1741; died 1745)
      Issue
      Detail
      FatherJules, Prince of Soubise
      MotherAnne Julie de Melun
      Military career
      Allegiance Kingdom of France
      Branch 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), Duke of Rohan-Rohan was a French aristocrat, 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.