Guy Auguste de Rohan-Chabot

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1683 – 1760

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Who was Guy Auguste de Rohan-Chabot?

Guy Auguste de Rohan-Chabot known as the chevalier de Rohan and the comte de Chabot, often referred to as Chevalier de Rohan, was a French nobleman most notable for an altercation with Voltaire.

He was the son of Louis de Rohan-Chabot, Duc de Rohan, Prince de Leon and Marie Élisabeth du Bec-Crespin de Grimaldi, Marquise de Vardes.

Guy Auguste married twice, first Yvonne Sylvie Breil de Rays on 7 February 1729, with whom he fathered two sons, Louis Antoine Auguste and Charles. After his wife's death he married Mary Apolonia Scolastica Stafford-Howard on May 25, 1744.

He died in 1760 Paris, France. His son Louis Antoine succeeded Guy Auguste's father as the Duke of Rohan.

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Aug 18, 1683
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Sep 13, 1760

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on July 23, 2013

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