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Duke of Rohan

Type Figure Region France Time 1579–1638 Also known as Henry of Rohan

Henri de Rohan (1579–1638) was a French Huguenot military leader and statesman from the Rohan family of Brittany.…

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  1. 1610–1620La Rochelle · Nouvelle-AquitaineAs one of the supreme Huguenot leaders in the 1610s, he represented the Protestants in negotiations with the regency government and Louis XIII, taking part in negotiations related to the Treaty of Rohan in 1615–1616 in an attempt to secure Huguenot political privileges and religious freedom.
  2. 1620–1621Poitou · PoitouIn 1620–1621 he launched armed resistance because the crown undermined the guarantees of the Edict of Nantes, fighting French forces in Poitou and elsewhere. The rebellion was suppressed by Louis XIII in person; Rohan was subsequently pardoned, but the Huguenot position was further weakened.
  3. 1629–1638Geneva · GenevaAfter the Peace of Alais in 1629 he went into exile in Switzerland, from 1635 organizing Huguenot troops to take part in wars against France. In April 1638 he died of a fever while in exile at Kehl in Switzerland, and the Huguenot armed resistance declined with him.

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