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	Louis René Édouard, cardinal de Rohan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Louis René Édouard, cardinal de Rohan (1734–1803), prince de Rohan-Guemenée, was a French archbishop of Strasbourg (then Strassburg), politician, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and cadet of the Rohan family (which traced its origin to the kings of Brittany).
		On the death of Louis XV in 1774, Rohan was recalled from Vienna, and coldly received in Paris; but the influence of his family was too great for him to be neglected, and in 1777 he was made grand almoner, and in 1778, abbot of St.
		Rohan was certainly led to believe that his attentions to the queen were welcomed, and that his arrangement by which she received the famous necklace was approved.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Louis_de_Rohan (710 words)

	ROHAN, LOUIS REN EDOUARD, CARDINAL DE - LoveToKnow Article on ROHAN, LOUIS REN EDOUARD, CARDINAL DE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		ROHAN, HENRI, Due DE (1570-1638), French soldier, writer and leader of the Huguenots, was born at the chateau of Blain, in Brittany, in 1579.
		Rohan was by birth the second son, but his elder brother Rene dying young he became the heir of the name.
		ROMAN, LOUIS RENE EDOUARD, CARDINAL DE (1734-1803), prince de Rohan-Guemenee, archbishop of Strassburg, a cadet of the great family of Rohan (which traced its origin to the kings of Brittany, and was granted the precedence and rank of a foreign princely family by Louis XIV.), was born at Paris on the 25th of September 1734.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RO/ROHAN_LOUIS_REN_EDOUARD_CARDINAL_DE.htm (2870 words)

	THE AFFAIR OF THE DIAMOND NECKLACE - LoveToKnow Article on THE AFFAIR OF THE DIAMOND NECKLACE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The comtesse de Lamotte assured the cardinal that she was making efforts on his behalf, and soon announced to him that he might send his justification to Marie Antoinette.
		This was the beginning of a pretended correspondence between Rohan and the queen, the adventuress duly returning replies to Rohans notes, which she affirmed to come from the queen.
		Rohan Wok it to the countesss house, where a man, in whom Rohan believed he recognized a valet of the queen, came to fetch it.
	17.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DI/DIAMOND_NECKLACE_THE_AFFAIR_OF_THE.htm (1194 words)

	AllRefer.com - Diamond Necklace, Affair of the (French History) - Encyclopedia
		An adventuress who called herself the comtesse de La Motte duped Cardinal de Rohan, the grand almoner, who was out of favor with Queen Marie Antoinette, into believing that she could regain the queen's regard for him.
		Mme de La Motte and her accomplices then engineered a sham correspondence between the cardinal and the queen and even arranged an interview between him and a woman impersonating the queen.
		In the interview the cardinal was led to believe that the queen wished to acquire a diamond necklace of enormous value and that she had chosen him as her confidential agent.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/D/DiamondN.html (408 words)

	Diamond Necklace - Old And Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace
		In 1772, Prince de Rohan, a French Cardinal, and grand almoner to Louis XVI, was appointed Ambassador to Vienna, and thus begins the scandal of the necklace.
		When an adventuress, calling herself the comtesse de Lamotte, presented herself to the Cardinal de Rohan, asking him to help her secure aid from the royal bounty for charity, he advised her to gain audience with the queen.
		De Rohan had now been summoned back, and was told that the queen desired the necklace and would pay for it from her own income as she did not wish the king to know about it.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles01/article562.shtml (1116 words)

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		The comtesse de Lamotte escaped from the Salpetriêre, which incited suspicion she was aided by the Court.
		The Cardinal was regarded with displeasure by Marie Antoinette, having incurred the queen's displeasure by revealing some of her secrets to Maria Theresa of Austria, the empress of Vienna and Marie's own mother.
		The cardinal was attempting to regain the favour of the queen in his quest for the position of prime minister.
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	Plate from the Prince of Rohan Service, Sèvres Soft Paste Porcelain, 1771 CE
		Plate from the Prince of Rohan Service, Sèvres Soft Paste Porcelain, 1771 CE Louis Renè Edouard, Prince of Rohan, Cardinal de Rohan, and bishop of Strasbourg, was the owner of another of the famous table services from Sèvres.
		The Countess de La Motte suggested to the cardinal (Rohan) that the queen wished to acquire the necklace surreptitiously and would be prepared for a formal reconciliation at court if he would facilitate its purchase by negotiating with the jewelers.
		The arbitrary arrest of the cardinal, the pressure put on his judges, and his final disgrace deepened the impression of the king's weakness and the autocratic nature of his government.
	www.glendale.edu /ceramics/rohanservice.html (542 words)

	A History About Jewelers Who Deceived the French Crown
		In 1781 she was presented to the Cardinal de Rohan, and, unscrupulous and cunning, she soon saw his weak and credulous character, and determined to profit by it.
		The Countess de la Motte brought a pretended message from the queen that the jewels should be given to her the next day, as she wished to wear them at a state banquet.
		Madame de la Motte suffered within the prison of the Conciergerie the punishment that had been decreed, because it was feared that in her fury and despair, she would give utterance to scandalous calumnies.
	www.jjkent.com /articles/jewels-deceit-french-crown.htm (1606 words)

	Marie Antoinette's Famous Necklace
		The cardinal, not content with his billets-deaux from the Queen, was to be further gratified by a midnight interview with Her Majesty in the gardens of the Trianon.
		Madame de la Motte was, it is true, arrested and thrown into the Bastile, but so bent were the royal party upon destroying the cardinal that they held out hopes of acquittal to the adventuress herself if she would accuse the cardinal.
		The cardinal was acquitted of the capital crime, but was condemned to lose his post of grand-almoner, to retire into the country during the King's pleasure, and to beg their Majesties' most humble pardon--a sufficiently severe sentence one would suppose for having been made a fool of by a designing woman.
	www.jjkent.com /articles/famous-necklace-historical-account.htm (3714 words)

	Philadelphia Rare Books and Manuscripts: Diamond Necklace Affair (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Affair of the Diamond Necklace was a sensational, elaborate confidence game involving the Comtesse de la Motte, her husband, Cardinal Rohan, the Parisian jewelry firm of Böhmer and Bassenge, possibly Marie Antoinette, and a diamond necklace valued at 1,600,000 livres.
		Arrests were made and an absolutely electrifying trial held in which the cardinal was acquitted, the countess was "condemned to be whipped, branded and shut up in the Salpetrière," and her husband, who had fled to England with the necklace, "was condemned.
		Oliva's role in the sting was to pose as the queen for a meeting with the cardinal, during which she would convince him that he was truly back in her graces, thus advancing the countess's plan.
	www.prbm.com /interest/diamond.shtml (1443 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose
		After the death of de Rohan, he went to Rome to settle the differences between Bishop de Trevern and himself, due to philosophical opinions found in his work, "Philosophy of Christianity", for which Bonnechose had written an introduction.
		The cardinal showed himself a warm advocate of the temporal power of the popes, and firmly protested against the withdrawal of the French army from the Pontifical States.
		In 1870, at the urgent prayers of the citizens of Rouen, notwithstanding his advanced years, he went in the rigor of the season to Versailles, the headquarters of the German armies, to entreat King William of Prussia to reduce the war contribution imposed on the city of Rouen.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02674b.htm (306 words)

	Extraordinary Popular Delusions And The Madness Of Crowds -- Chapter 56 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		His friend, the Cardinal de Rohan, enamoured of the charms of Marie Antoinette, was in sore distress at her coldness, and the displeasure she had so often manifested against him.
		The Cardinal was deceived by the uncertain light, the great resemblance of the counterfeit, and his own hopes; and having received the flower from Mademoiselle D'Oliva, went home with a lighter heart than had beat in his bosom for many a day.
		In conclusion, he said every statement that Madame de la Motte had made regarding him was false, and that she was mentiris impudentissime, which two words he begged her counsel to translate for her, as it was not polite to tell her so in French.
	www.litrix.com /madraven/madne056.htm (6245 words)

	Denis Diderot [Definition] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		His speculation in the Lettre sur les aveugles was too hardy for the authorities, and he was thrown into the prison of Vincennes Vincennes is a city and commune in the Val-de-Marne département of France, in the suburbs of Paris.
		The city is famous for its castle, the château de Vincennes, and its park, the Bois de Vincennes....
		Le Neveu de Rameau is a "farce-tragedy." Its intention has been matter of dispute; whether it was designed to be merely a satireSatire is a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject (individuals, organizations, states) often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change.
	www.wikimirror.com /Denis_Diderot (3435 words)

	Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Diamond Necklace (The) (1785). (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		de Lamotte, by Cardinal de Rohan (as he supposed) to Marie Antoinette.
		The cardinal, a profligate churchman, entertained a sort of love passion for the queen; and the Countess de Lamotte induced him to purchase for the queen, for £85,000, a diamond necklace, made for Mme.
		The cardinal handed the necklace to the countess, who sold it to an English jeweller and kept the money.
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	Chapter 5: The Queen's Necklace
		That evening, at the Palais de Castille, then occupied by Isabella II of Spain, the Countess had a great success, and King Christian of Denmark, in whose honor the reception was given, remarked upon her magnificent beauty.
		As a matter of fact, she served Madame de Dreux in the capacity of lady's maid and dressmaker, and her mistress treated her with a strictness to which all the servants, in confidence, bore witness.
		Among M. de Dreux-Soubise's guests at lunch were his two nieces and a cousin; the men were the Président d'Essaville; M. Bachas, the deputy; The Chevalier Floriani, whom the count had met in Sicily; and General the Marquis de Rouzières, an old club acquaintance.
	www.geocities.com /marieldechagny/lupin/necklace.html (4656 words)

	THE AFFAIR OF THE NECKLACE
		At the center of the furor is Jeanne de la Motte-Valois, who wove a web that included her husband Nicolas de la Motte, her accomplice Retaux, France’s wealthy and powerful Cardinal Rohan and his soothsayer Cagliostro, and the Queen of all France, Marie Antoinette.
		Cardinal De Rohan was, at the time of "L’Affaire," the highest-ranking religious authority in France, a position that gave him tremendous power.
		The most important man in her midst is the depraved and debauched Cardinal Louis de Rohan, a hypocrite of the first magnitude, who Jeanne sets out to con into buying the world’s most expensive necklace –so he can supposedly win the support and heart of Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France.
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	Marie Antoinette
		When she accepted and then found that the necklace was a fake, she became very angry at the con artists, Jeanne de la Motte and Cardinal de Rohan.
		In the end, Jeanne de la Motte was convicted, but sadly, Cardinal de Rohan was acquitted.
		Her children were taken away from her, her best friend Princess de Lambelle was murdered with her head paraded in front of Antoinette on a pike, and yet Antoinette remained strong.
	www.angelfire.com /anime2/100import/antoinette.html (689 words)

	The Affair of the Necklace
		At the beginning of the film, attractive Jeanne de la Motte-Valois (Swank) is alone, facing a hostile court that is deciding her fate as an aristocrat.
		The beautiful Jeanne attracts the eye of Retaux de Villete (Simon Baker), a clever court dandy who joins forces with her, utilizing his forgery skills to scam the powerful Cardinal de Rohan (Jonathan Pryce) into being the unwitting helper in Jeanne's plans.
		The Cardinal has been out of favor with the queen for years and Retaux scribes letters to the cleric, making him believe they are overtures from the Royal Highness.
	www.reelingreviews.com /theaffairofthenecklace.htm (1121 words)

	Affair of the Diamond Necklace -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Scandal at the court of Louis XVI that discredited the French monarchy on the eve of the French Revolution.
		An adventuress, the countess de la Motte, schemed to acquire a valuable diamond necklace by duping cardinal de Rohan into believing that Queen Marie-Antoinette wanted to obtain it surreptitiously and that he could gain her favour by facilitating its purchase.
		cardinal from 1778 and bishop of Strasbourg from 1779 to 1801, who was the antihero of the French scandal known as the Affair of the Diamond Necklace in 1785 (see Diamond Necklace, Affair of the).
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article?tocId=9362668 (917 words)

	The Affair of the Diamond Necklace
		Jean Charles Vincent de Bette d'Étienville became involved when he persuaded the Baron de Fages-Chaulnes to marry one of Cardinal Rohan's mistresses, as a result of which the Baron ran up a steep debt with Vaucher and Loque, a pair of jewelers.
		As the Baron was involved in an intrigue with the Cardinal, and had also been used as a fence for the diamonds, and the prevailing mood was "arrest everyone", d'Etienville found himself a defendant...
		Comte de Précourt, a widely-traveled and distinguished infantry colonel, was swept into the Affair when he guaranteed the debt of his fellow soldier, the Baron de Fages-Chaulnes.
	www.joslinhall.com /necklace_books.htm (1644 words)

	Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It began as an intrigue on the part of an adventuress, the comtesse (countess) de La Motte, to procure, supposedly for Queen Marie-Antoinette but in reality for herself and her associates, a diamond necklace worth 1,600,000 livres.
		The comtesse de La Motte suggested to the cardinal that the queen wished to acquire the necklace surreptitiously and would be prepared for a formal reconciliation at court if he would facilitate its purchase by negotiating with the jewelers.
		The comtesse de La Motte was sentenced to be flogged, branded, and imprisoned for life in the Salpêtrière prison in Paris.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/print_toc?tocId=9030269 (454 words)

	Marie Antoinette History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The gullible cardinal proceeded to acquire the necklace, believing he was acting on behalf of his Queen.
		She saw in it a plot to bring further discredit upon her and she demanded that the Cardinal de Rohan be made to stand trial.
		Although Jeanne de la Motte was convicted, the cardinal was acquitted by the Parlement of Paris.
	www.austrian-mint.com /e/mahitxt.html (1347 words)

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		The Cardinal was merely manipulated by my husband and me. But that was only because I was asked to do so by someone of such high nobility that even Cardinal Rohan ranks far below.
		JUDGE Captain Nicolas de la Motte: In absentia, he is sentenced to life in the galleys.
		Cardinal Louis de Rohan: found not guilty in both cases of the Necklace Affair and contempt of the royal family.
	www.interlog.com /~dgsimmns/RoV/scripts/RoV.script.23 (1961 words)

	Amazon.com: The Affair of the Necklace (2001) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The historical Jeanne de Lamotte-Valois (to use her correct birth name, Jeanne de St-Remy) was indeed descended from one of the many illegitimate sons of the Valois king Henri II, who died more than 200 years before Jeanne got her hands on that necklace.
		Jeanne's ancestor was legitimized and created baron de St-Remy; his offspring used that surname and not the royal Valois name--Jeanne herself used it to give herself some social leverage, and then added it to her husband's surname, Lamotte.
		Nicolas de Lamotte was not a genuine count any more than Jeanne was the unfairly dispossessed daughter of a high-minded socially reforming baron killed by the government.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00003CY5R?v=glance (2694 words)

	Hotel Cardinal de Rohan - Strasbourg - Review of Hotel Cardinal de Rohan
		Hotel Cardinal de Rohan is a small quiet charming 3 stars hotel in the historical town centre, the Cathedral is only 25 meters away.
		Being a hotel in an old historic refurbished building one can not expect to find very spacious rooms but all the same, they are comfortable and the location makes up for any shortness in space.
		Hotel Cardinal de Rohan is located in a pedestrian street within easy waking distance from the Palais des Rohan from which the hotel took its name, a Palace built between 1732 and 1742 at the personal request of Louis-Armand Gaston de Rohan-Soubise, Cardinal Prince Bishop of Strasbourg in the reign of Louis XV.
	www.jpmoser.com /hoteldesrohan.html (238 words)

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		ROHAN (Yes, yes) JEANNE Fill the outer moat before attacking the castle.
		ROHAN So, when will she see me? JEANNE Not that far yet.
		Cardinal Rohan was once an [French] ambassador to Austria.
	www.interlog.com /~dgsimmns/RoV/scripts/RoV.script.21 (1431 words)

	Strasbourg Hotel - Hotel in Strasbourg France - Accomodation, lodging, room, suite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Cardinal de Rohan is a lovely quiet charming 3 stars hotel located next to the 800 years old Strasbourg cathedral, in the historical town centre.
		Ideally located in the center of Strasbourg, just a stone's throw from the Place Kléber, the historical Petite France area and the cathedral, this hotel welcomes you to the comfortable, warm setting of its 66 rooms, 10 of which are suites.
		The hotel is ideally situated in the historic and cultural centre of Strasbourg, between the Cathedral and the Petite France district.
	www.benotel.com /france/strasbourg (388 words)

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