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<p> A profligate ecclesiastic of [[France]] who attained to the highest honours in the Church; became archbishop and cardinal, but who had fallen out with royalty; was debarred from court, tried every means to regain the favour of Marie Antoinette, which he had forfeited, was inveigled into buying a necklace for her in hope of thereby winning it back, found himself involved in the scandal connected with it, and was sent to the [[Bastille]] (1783-1803). See "Diamond Necklace" in Carlyle'S "Miscellanies." </p> | <p> A profligate ecclesiastic of [[France]] who attained to the highest honours in the Church; became archbishop and cardinal, but who had fallen out with royalty; was debarred from court, tried every means to regain the favour of Marie Antoinette, which he had forfeited, was inveigled into buying a necklace for her in hope of thereby winning it back, found himself involved in the scandal connected with it, and was sent to the [[Bastille]] (1783-1803). See "Diamond Necklace" in Carlyle'S "Miscellanies." </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_79189"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/rohan,+prince+louis+de Prince Louis De Rohan from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_79189"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/rohan,+prince+louis+de Prince Louis De Rohan from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:57, 15 October 2021
Prince Louis De Rohan [1]
A profligate ecclesiastic of France who attained to the highest honours in the Church; became archbishop and cardinal, but who had fallen out with royalty; was debarred from court, tried every means to regain the favour of Marie Antoinette, which he had forfeited, was inveigled into buying a necklace for her in hope of thereby winning it back, found himself involved in the scandal connected with it, and was sent to the Bastille (1783-1803). See "Diamond Necklace" in Carlyle'S "Miscellanies."
