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
Spouses
(m. 1734; died 1739)
(m. 1741; died 1745)
Issue
Detail
FatherJules, Prince of Soubise
MotherAnne Julie de Melun
Military career
AllegianceFrance
BranchFrench Royal Army
Service years1732–1762
RankMarshal of France
ConflictsSeven Years' War

Charles de Rohan, Prince of Soubise (16 July 1715 – 1 July 1787) was a French Royal Army officer and courtier who served during the reigns of 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.