Louis-Armand-Constantin de Rohan | |
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.jpg) Louis-Armand-Constantin de Rohan at the age of 26, accompanied by Roch Aza, his young slave | |
| Governor of Leeward Islands | |
| In office 1 July 1766 – 10 February 1769 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Gédéon de Nolivos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1732-04-06)6 April 1732 |
| Died | 27 July 1794(1794-07-27) (aged 62) |
| Occupation | Naval officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of France |
| Branch/service |  French Navy |
| Years of service | 1758–1794 |
| Commands | Levant Fleet |
| Battles/wars | |
Louis-Armand-Constantin de Rohan,Chevalier de Rohan andPrince de Montbazon, (6 April 1732 – 27 July 1794) was a French naval officer of the eighteenth century.[1]
Louis-Armand-Constantin was the fifth of seven children ofHercule Mériadec,Duc de Montbazon andLouise Gabrielle Julie de Rohan-Soubise, daughter ofHercule Mériadec, Prince de Rohan, head of thecadet branch of the House of Rohan.[2] Louis-Armand-Constantin was a member of the senior branch of theHouse of Rohan, a powerful French family which claimed descent from the sovereignDukes of Brittany, in right of which it held the rank ofprince étranger at the French court.
Rohan joined theFrench Navy and was the captain ofRaisonnable at theaction of 29 April 1758, at which his ship was captured in theBay of Biscay byHMSDorsetshire during theSeven Years' War. In 1764, after the war, he was promoted toChef d'escadre and in 1766 was appointed governor ofLeeward Islands. In 1768 he was engaged in quelling a revolt by the French colonists inSaint-Domingue. In 1770 de Rohan was promoted to NavyLieutenant General and the following year married Louise Rosalie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, daughter ofFrançois Victor Le Tonnelier de Breteuil. He was an activeFreemason.
At the outbreak of theAmerican Revolutionary War, Rohan was promoted to vice-admiral in theLevant Fleet, based atToulon, but his actions at Saint-Domingue in 1768 and 1769 had attracted controversy and he was repeatedly refused colonial and command postings. Following theFrench Revolution of 1789, towards which he was openly hostile, he left the Navy, and in 1794, after refusing to prove his allegiance to theFrench Republic he was condemned by aRevolutionary Tribunal and executed inParis byguillotine on 27 July.