 thumb|200-px|right|louis de rohan thumb|members of the rohan family had filled the office of bishop of strasbourg from 1704. louis renÃ© Ãdouard de rohan known as cardinal de rohan (25 september 1734 â 16 february 1803), prince de rohan-guÃ©mÃ©nÃ©, was a french bishop of strasbourg, politician, cardinal of the roman catholic church, and cadet of the rohan family (which traced its origin to the kings of brittany). his parents were hercule mÃ©riadec, prince of guÃ©mÃ©nÃ© and louise gabrielle julie de rohan. he was born in paris. members of the rohan family had filled the office of bishop of strasbourg since 1704, which made them princes of the holy roman empire and the compeers rather of the german prince-bishops than of the french ecclesiastics. louis de rohan was destined for this high office from birth. soon after taking orders, in 1760, he was nominated coadjutor to his uncle, louis constantin de rohan-rochefort, who then held the bishopric, and he was also appointed titular bishop of canopus, egypt. but he preferred the elegant life and the gaiety of paris to his clerical duties, and had also an ambition to make a figure in politics. in 1761 he was elected to seat 36 of the acadÃ©mie franÃ§aise. louis de rohan was a member of the palace cabal opposed to the austrian alliance. this party was headed by the duc d'aiguillon who, in 1771, sent rohan on a special embassy to find out what was being done in vienna with regard to the partition of poland. rohan arrived at vienna in january 1772, and made a great spectacle of himself with his lavish entertainments. empress maria theresa was hostile to his intrigues; not only did he attempt to thwart her alliance with france, but as a vicar of the church, he made little secret of his venal lifestyle.madame campan : memoires sur la vie de marie-antoinette , ed. nelson on the death of louis xv in 1774, rohan was recalled from vienna, and coldly received in paris; but his family's influence was too great for him to be neglected; in 1777 he was made grand almoner, and in 1778, abbot of st. vaast. in 1778, he was made a cardinal on the nomination of stanislaus poniatowski (the king of poland). in 1779, louis de rohan succeeded his uncle, constantine de rohan-rochefort, as bishop of strasbourg, though he spent much of his career working in paris, as he preferred a fashionable life to his clerical duties; also in 1779, he became abbot of noirmoutiers and chaise-dieu. despite his enhanced status, the cardinal was poorly received at court, having made himself an enemy of [[queen mar
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