René I, Viscount of Rohan

René I de Rohan, (1516–1552) 18th Viscount of Rohan, Viscount and Prince de Léon, and Marquis de Blain married Isabella of Navarre daughter of jure uxoris King John III of Navarre and Catherine of Navarre, Queen of Navarre.

House of Rohan

Life

René I was the son of Pierre II de Rohan[1] and Anne de Rohan, who upon her death transmitted the titles of her brother, Jacques de Rohan, who died without heirs.

Queen Margaret of Navarre, sister of Francis I of France served as Guardian of René I de Rohan, and arranged for René I de Rohan to marry her sister-in-law Isabella.[2] This introduced Protestantism into the House of Rohan. A family who would fight on Protestant side in the Huguenot rebellions.

René I de Rohan died in 1552 fighting on the German frontier during the Siege of Metz.[1]

Children

René I de Rohan and Isabella of Navarre had five children:

  • Françoise de Rohan, married to Jacques de Savoie, duc de Nemours
  • Louis de Rohan, seigneur de Gié
  • Henri I, Viscount of Rohan, 19th Viscount of Rohan
  • Jean de Rohan
  • René II, de Rohan, 20th Viscount of Rohan.

References
  1. Clarke 1966, p. 2.
  2. Woodacre 2013, p. 163.

Sources
  • Clarke, Jack A. (1966). Huguenot Warrior: The Life and Times of Henri de Rohan, 1579–1638. Springer.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Woodacre, Elena (2013). The Queens Regnant of Navarre. Palgrave Macmillan.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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