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552:), Guillaume became the power behind the Spanish throne during his pupil's minority, obtaining for himself the titles of Marquis of Aarschot and Duke of Soria and Archi. The Spanish aristocracy detested him as a foreigner, accusing him of pillaging the treasury and other irregularities, causing a wave of civil unrest to spread through
485:, who arranged Philippe's marriage to Jacqueline of Luxembourg in 1455. The bride's father was extremely against the alliance and attempted to win his daughter back by force, but the Count of Porcéan closed the borders of Luxembourg and announced that the marriage had been consummated. In 1471 Philippe defected to the
703:, was only released on promising to resign office. He then sought to regain the favor of Philip of Spain, and having been pardoned by the king in 1580 again shared in the government of the Netherlands; but he refused to serve under the Count of Fuentes when he became governor-general in 1594, and retired to
815:
on
November 5, 1624, French courtiers put the blame upon Genevieve and her reputed lover, the Marquis of Spinola. One innocent man was condemned on that account and was immured in a fortress until a true culprit admitted his guilt to a confessor 32 years later. Charles Alexandre's reminiscences were
434:
The lines of Croÿ-Arschot-Havré and Croÿ-Rœulx stem from
Antoine's two sons, Philippe I and Jean III, while his younger brother, Jean II, was the progenitor of the only extant line of the family, that of Croÿ-Solre. All three lines engaged in a complex pattern of
978:. Eustache's son, Ferdinand Gaston Lamoral de Croÿ, unexpectedly succeeded to the duchy of Croÿ in 1684, when the most senior member of the house, Ernst Bogislaw von Croÿ, had died in Königsberg. After Ferdinand's grandson, 6th Duke of Croÿ, died childless at
1126:, several years later. In 1500, Charles was summoned to take part in the baptism of the future emperor Charles V, during whose minority he served as one of the governors. The Prince of Chimay had many children by his wife, Louise d'Albret, sister of
634:
1153:
in 1612, leaving two daughters and four sons, of whom the eldest succeeded as the 2nd Count of Solre. A younger son married the 1st
Duchess of Havré, giving birth to the second line of Croÿ-Havré, which expired in 1839 (see above).
322:, Jean I's eldest surviving son and heir, was a key figure in 15th-century French politics. Securing for himself the post of governor general of the Netherlands and Luxembourg, he presided over the pro-French party at the court of
1009:(1676) against the Swedes before succeeding to his father's title as Prince of Croÿ-Millendonck in 1681. Charles Eugene fought with success in the Imperial Austrian Army against the Turks and participated in both the
823:(1620–1684), inherited both princely and ducal titles of Croÿ when he was just four years old. As his father died a month after his birth, Ernst Bogislaw was brought up by his mother, Anne de Croy (also known as
858:(1605–1664) was Charles Alexandre's only daughter by marriage to Princess Yolande de Ligne. She married two of her distant cousins, Charles Philippe de Croÿ, Marquis of Renty (in 1627) and then his brother
571:. As it appeared unlikely he would succeed to the lands of his grandfather, Philippe I, he was steered toward the church. Family interests ensured his rapid promotion: he was elected bishop of
416:. It was not until the age of 83 that he reconciled himself with Charles and was allowed to reclaim his properties in Burgundy. He died either in 1475 or 1477 and was interred in Porcien.
1141:
Jacques III de Croÿ-Sempy (1508–1587) was Jean II's great-grandson and
Charles de Chimay's nephew. It was through his mother, Louise of Luxembourg, that he succeeded to the Château of
1911:
Werner
Paravicini. Montée, crise, réorientation. Pour unse histoire de la famille de Croy au XVe siècle, in: Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire 98 (2020), 2, pp. 149–355.
1263:; they had six children. Duchess Alexandra died on 23 September 2015; her funeral took place at St Jakobus Kirche in Dülmen on 3 October 2015. The Duke and his family live at their
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Towards the end of the 18th century, as other branches of the family were coming to an end, the line of Croÿ-Solre accumulated a number of their titles and possessions. During the
400:. Upon Charles's accession, Antoine was accused of plotting with astrologers to bring about the Duke's downfall and was compelled to flee to France. In France he took part in the
811:
and a
Grandee of Spain. His second wife, Countess Genevieve d'Urfe, was a great beauty notorious for her many liaisons. When Charles Alexandre was shot dead in his palace at
762:
780:
897:, aged ninety-five, having outlived all of his sons. His daughter and heiress married a distant cousin, Emmanuel de Croÿ-Solre, who succeeded to the estates and titles.
1566:
960:
859:
1213:. From three of Auguste's sons – Alfred, Ferdinand and Philipp Franz – descend the three extant branches of the House of Croÿ, residing in Germany and France.
598:(1496–1549), succeeded to the County of Porcéan upon his father's death in 1514. Like his predecessors, he was Governor of Hainault and senior knight of the
269:. In 1384 he married a wealthy heiress, Marie de Craon, successfully suing her first husband's family upon her death. In 1397, Jean acquired the lordship of
1518:
800:
873:. Her only son by the second marriage, Ferdinand de Croÿ-Solre, succeeded to the ducal title. Among his children, Charles, 4th Duke of Havré, was killed
458:
645:(1522–51), inherited the principality of Chimay from his mother and succeeded to the duchy of Aarschot upon his father's death. He was assassinated in
1827:
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in 1529, later obtaining more lands as a dowry for his three marriages. His last wife, Yolande de Lannoy, brought the manors of
Molembais, Solre, and
719:
124:) who allegedly settled in France in 1147, where he married an heiress to the barony of Croÿ. The Croÿ family rose to prominence under the Dukes of
1248:. In 1974, Karl Rudolf died and was succeeded by his son Carl, 14th Duke of Croÿ (1914–2011); Carl was married to Princess Gabriele, daughter of
215:, one Russian field marshal; numerous ministers, ambassadors and senators in France, Austria, Belgium, and a record of thirty-two knights of the
365:
Having extricated himself from this predicament, Antoine used his power to expand his family's possessions: in 1429 he obtained the lordship of
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890:
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By her first marriage, she had two children - Philippe Eugene de Croÿ, Bishop of
Valencia and Marie Ferdinande, Marquise of Renty, the wife of
1138:. The former married a cousin, Philippe II de Croÿ, Duke of Arschot (see above), and their children succeeded to the principality of Chimay.
982:
in 1767, the line of Croÿ-Rœulx expired and the Château du Rœulx together with the ducal title passed to the line of Croÿ-Solre (see below).
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at the age of eighteen, and made a cardinal a few months later. Within a year, Charles V bestowed upon his young friend the archbishopric of
222:
The head of the house bears the title of duke, with all the other members titled as princes or princesses. All of them bear the predicate of
121:
1256:
396:, the future Duke of Burgundy, he was at loggerheads, especially after they clashed over the inheritance of Jeanne d'Harcourt, Countess of
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497:. During the battle he was taken prisoner. Following Charles's death, Philippe de Croÿ helped arrange the betrothal of his heiress,
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on 30 January 1702. On demand of his creditors, his body was not buried for more than a century (190 years-until 1897), and, when
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68:
1986:
1947:
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1045:, was exhibited in a glass coffin as a curiosity, with fees paid by tourists as a price of admission used to settle his debts.
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1590:
602:, but it is as Charles V's general that he is best remembered. In 1533 Charles V created Philippe Duke of Soria and Archi and
1991:
1237:
1578:
691:(afterwards emperor) to undertake the sovereignty of the Netherlands, and soon afterwards was appointed governor-general of
795:) - from his childless cousin and brother-in-law, Charles II. He served as a hereditary marshal of the Holy Empire in the
549:
64:
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The only line of the House of Croÿ existing today, that of Croÿ-Solre, descends from
Antoine le Grand's younger brother,
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862:(in 1643), in order to preclude the family estates from passing to another family. At the time of her first marriage,
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1828:"MISS LEISHMAN WEDS DUKE OF CROY; Ex-Ambassador's Daughter Was Married Very Quietly Yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland"
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before his death in combat in 1553. His granddaughter is remembered as La Belle
Franchine, the beautiful mistress of
783:(1581–1624) was the son of the preceding. He inherited the title of Prince of Croÿ from his father, that of Count of
564:
583:. This unprecedented move brought Spain to the brink of a civil war. Guillaume accompanied his uncle and Charles to
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and younger brother of Philippe I. Jean III's grandson, Adrien de Croÿ, 1st Count of Rœulx, served as governor of
560:, where he was poisoned on 28 May 1521, apparently by German nobles afraid of his influence on imperial politics.
431:. Several noble families of Belgium and the Netherlands descend from this prelate's eleven illegitimate children.
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and completely rebuilt it. In 1438 he acquired the castle of Porcien and was made Count of Porcéan and Guînes by
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in 1479. He succeeded to the county of Chimay in 1482 and to the possessions of his mother, a countess of Mors-
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for his vital services to the Austrian crown. In 1697 he entered the Russian service and was put in charge of
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465:(1458–1521), Duke of Sora and Archi, godfather and tutor of the emperor Charles V, prime minister of Burgundy
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when a mysterious gentleman smuggled them out of the prison. After one of her pupils ascended the throne as
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in 1598. As Charles was childless, the duchy of Arschot passed to his sister Anne de Croÿ, who had married
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273:, which was to become a core dominion of the Croÿ family. Four years later, he was appointed governor of
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330:. Like his father, he led French and Burgundian armies against Liège and distinguished himself at the
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to the House of Croÿ. Their son Philippe was the first to style himself Count of Solre. He died in
1134:. Only two daughters reached the age of majority, Anne inheriting Chimay while Marguerite obtained
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on 20 November 1700, Charles Eugene was taken prisoner by the Swedes and died at their fortress of
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587:, where on 6 January he died at the age of 23, following a fall from his horse. His tomb is in the
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128:. Later, they became actively involved in the complex politics of France, Spain, Austria, and the
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he made her an hereditary duchess. Louise Elisabeth de Croÿ, 1st Duchess of Tourzel died in the
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1477:, ancestor of the Belgian houses of Croÿ-Solre, Croÿ du Rœulx (Croÿ-Rœulx) and Croÿ-Rumillies.
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in due time, Ernst Bogislaw also had illegitimate children by several mistresses. He died in
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In 1609, the senior line of the Counts of Rœulx became extinct, and the county passed to a
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The line of Counts of Rœulx descends from Jean III de Croÿ (1436–1505), the second son of
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Their eldest son, Rudolf, the 15th and current Duke of Croÿ (b. 1955), married Alexandra
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Probably the most illustrious member of the Croÿ-Rœulx branch was Eustache's nephew,
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was responsible for the ascendancy of his family to a position of supreme power in
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52:
653:. Thereupon Chimay and Aarschot passed to Philippe II's second son, Philippe III.
298:
893:). This line came to an end in 1839, when the 7th Duke of Havré and Croÿ died in
135:
Among the more illustrious members of the House of Croÿ were two bishop-dukes of
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in the name of the Dukes of Burgundy. His dominions were centred on the town of
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699:, distrusted the new governor; Arschot, who was taken prisoner during a riot at
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208:
60:
30:
439:, so that estates and titles would stay within the family as long as possible.
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885:, the 5th Duke, left children by his marriage to Marie Anne Lante Montefeltro
671:, and the principality of Porcéan devolved upon Philippe. His devotion to the
588:
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301:, whence he escaped. Jean, together with two of his sons, were killed in the
1961:
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505:. Toward the end of his life, he was employed by the Emperor as governor of
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raised her marqusate of Havré to a dukedom, with her as the first duchess.
844:
667:, 1st Prince of Porcéan died without issue by his marriage to Catherine of
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in order to increase his influence in the orbit of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Website about the Croÿ Castle in Aarle-Rixtel, the Netherlands (in Dutch)
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75:(in Belgium) and in 1598 Dukes of Croy in France. As a former ruling and
659:(1526–1595), was made 216th knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece by
606:. Earlier, he had become marquis of Renty and exchanged the lordship of
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in 1455. A year earlier, he had married his daughter to Count Palatine
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fighting against the English. While on a mission to the court of the
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270:
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56:
1170:, 8th Duke of Croÿ (1743–1803), moved his seat from Le Rœulx to the
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and the years of emigration that followed. A close friend of Queen
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in 1710; Marie Therese left children by her marriage to Landgrave
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765:(1549–1613) was the eldest son of Philippe II by his second wife,
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two years later, leaving no children by his marriage to Louise of
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Another son, Auguste de Croÿ, 9th Duke of Croÿ, better known as
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by the state council. A strong party, including the burghers of
1664:, Prince of Chimay (1506–1564), Bishop of Tournai, 1524 to 1564
803:, Governor of Netherlands in the capacity of his chamberlain.
687:'s influence, he was then the head of the party which induced
326:
and was one of the judges at the trial for treason in 1458 of
1956:
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Antoine was succeeded as count of Porcéan by his eldest son,
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house, which originally adopted its name from the Château de
1228:
On 24 October 1913, Karl Rudolf, 13th Duke of Croÿ, married
835:). Although he was destined for the church and received the
277:
and led the ducal armies against the rebellious citizens of
1879:"Alexandra Herzogin von Croy : Herzogin von Croy ..."
1209:
were restored to the throne of France, Auguste was made a
904:(1749–1832), is best known for her book of memoirs on the
626:. She died in 1539, and nine years later Philippe married
540:(1458–1521) (Guillermo de Chièvres, Chievres or Xebres in
970:, represented by Eustache de Croÿ (1608–73), governor of
726:. Another sister, Marguerite, inherited the lordships of
622:. His first wife was a cousin, Anne de Croÿ, Princess of
1409:
Prince Clemens Anton Philipp Joseph of Croÿ (born 1926)
1205:
in his capacity as sovereign prince of Dülmen. When the
1857:"Eurohistory: + Alexandra, Duchess of Croÿ (1960-2015)"
683:
but defected to the other side before long. Jealous of
1302:, 8th Duke 1784–1803 (1743–1803), 4th Prince of Solre
1294:, 7th Duke 1767–1784 (1718–1784), 3rd Prince of Solre
419:
Agnes de Croÿ was his sister and the mistress of Duke
297:
had him apprehended and incarcerated in the castle of
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to his family as her dowry; in 1446 he purchased the
85:(high nobility). In 1913, the family had branches in
1475:
Prince Ferdinand Victor Philippe of Croÿ (1791–1865)
1178:, formerly a possession of his wife, a princess of
734:, which passed to her husband, Wratislaw, Count of
675:, which he expressed by showing his delight at the
207:and twenty generals, four finance ministers of the
120:Prince Marc, (if true, he was likely a grandson of
827:in her native land, where he was styled Prince of
787:from his mother, Diane de Dompmartin, and that of
567:(1497–1521), was tutored by the Spanish humanist
525:, in which he was buried upon his death in 1511.
1405:Prince Anton Prosper Clemens of Croÿ (1893–1973)
769:. A successful imperial general, he was created
521:. Philippe commissioned a remarkable church in
1426:Prince Albrecht-Alexander of Croÿ (born 1959)
1271:Dukes of Croÿ of the Solre line (1767–present)
1033:. After suffering a humiliating defeat in the
481:. Philippe I de Croÿ was raised together with
1644:William de Croÿ, advisor to Emperor Charles V
1448:Prince Anton Egon Clemens of Croÿ (1945–2003)
1415:Prince Philipp Alexander of Croÿ (born 1957)
773:in 1594. It was the first time when a simple
714:(1560–1612), who was created Duke of Croÿ by
618:, which his descendants would develop as the
591:monastery of Louvain, founded by his father.
369:; three years later he married a princess of
342:and as a consequence suffered torture in the
8:
1734:"" Les Dames galantes " au fil des mots 012"
1429:Prince Julius Constantin of Croÿ (born 1993)
1118:(1455–1527), made a name for himself in the
710:Philippe III was succeeded by his only son,
532:, predeceased his father and lies buried in
423:, by whom she had a natural son, the future
338:, he was implicated in the assassination of
1817:, wyd. II, Szczecin 2005, s. 474, 475, 480.
67:from 1486, and was elevated to the rank of
1455:Prince Anton Ferdinand of Croÿ (born 1994)
1412:Prince Eugen Alexander of Croÿ (born 1953)
1186:(1773–1844) rose to become a cardinal and
781:Charles Alexandre de Croÿ, Marquis d'Havré
777:was admitted among Princes of the Empire.
315:, as represented on a miniature (ca. 1390)
1467:Prince Alexis Wilhelm of Croÿ (1825–1898)
1378:Prince Clemens Franz of Croÿ (born 1934)
943:- a family seat of the line of Croÿ-Rœulx
860:Philippe Francois de Croÿ, Count of Solre
758:- a family seat of the line of Croÿ-Havré
722:, thus bringing Aarschot to the House of
183:(himself godfather to another Croÿ), one
1481:Prince Philipp Franz of Croÿ (1801–1871)
1452:Prince Anton Clemens of Croÿ (born 1974)
1381:Prince Carl Clemens of Croÿ (born 1963)
1224:extant today, owned by the Dukes of Croÿ
720:Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg
457:
446:
179:, chief admiral, godfather and tutor of
1725:
1502:
1357:Prince Marc Emanuel of Croÿ (born 1992)
630:, leaving offspring by both marriages.
211:, two governors of the Netherlands and
203:of the King of Spain, several imperial
1392:Prince Constantin of Croÿ (born 1968)
891:Antonio Lante Montefeltro della Rovere
71:in 1594. In 1533 they became Dukes of
1906:Histoire et Généalogie Maison de Croÿ
1749:
1747:
1440:Prince Carl-Georg of Croÿ (born 1994)
1437:Prince Constantin of Croÿ (born 1992)
1434:Prince Engelbert of Croÿ (born 1962)
1421:Prince Maximilian of Croÿ (born 1988)
1347:, 15th Duke 2011–present (born 1955)
1280:(1641–1718), created Prince of Solre
637:Philippe III de Croÿ, Duke of Arschot
46:
7:
1755:"Duchess of Croy snubbed officially"
1418:Prince Alexander of Croÿ (born 1987)
1387:Prince Sebastian of Croÿ (born 1995)
1363:Prince Alexander of Croÿ (born 1995)
1005:(1651–1702). He participated in the
1967:Family tree of the Croÿ (in French)
1855:Arturo Beeche (24 September 2015).
1714:Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
1360:Prince Heinrich of Croÿ (born 1993)
1284:Philippe-Alexandre-Emmanuel of Croÿ
1242:United States Ambassador to Germany
843:at the age of 63 and was buried in
451:Portrait of Philippe I de Croÿ, by
265:in the capacity of councillor and
34:Coat of arms of the Princes of Croy
1395:Prince Emanuel of Croÿ (born 2008)
1384:Prince Vincenz of Croÿ (born 1993)
1368:Prince Stefan of Croÿ (born 1959)
1341:, 14th Duke 1974–2011 (1914–2011)
1335:, 13th Duke 1906–1974 (1889–1974)
1329:, 12th Duke 1902–1906 (1859–1906)
1323:, 11th Duke 1861–1902 (1823–1902)
1317:, 10th Duke 1822–1861 (1789–1861)
1308:, 9th Duke 1803–1822 (1765–1822),
1278:Philippe Emanuel Ferdinand of Croÿ
1017:in 1690. He was promoted Imperial
989:19th-Century drawing of de Croÿ's
707:, where he died in December 1595.
25:
1945:Gotha International | Croÿ-Dülmen
1614:Antoine de Croy, Comte de Porcéan
1371:Prince Lionel of Croÿ (born 1996)
1310:Solre title passed to his brother
1286:(1676–1723), 2nd Prince of Solre
1250:Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
1029:during the initial stages of the
657:Philipe de Croÿ, Duke of Aerschot
563:Guillaume's nephew and namesake,
489:with 600 knights but returned to
1920:
1589:
1577:
1565:
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528:Among Philippe's sons, Antoine,
493:to fight for Charles during the
340:Louis de Valois, Duke of Orléans
69:Princes of the Holy Roman Empire
1785:"Croy-Leishman match a romance"
871:Louis Philippe, Count of Egmond
771:Prince of the Holy Roman Empire
594:Guillaume III's elder brother,
63:rank, which held a seat in the
1933:Gotha International Croÿ-Rœulx
1698:Louise Elisabeth de Croÿ-Havré
1238:John George Alexander Leishman
1062:Arms of the line of Croÿ-Solre
902:Louise Elisabeth de Croÿ-Havré
289:in 1412 when he laid siege to
1:
995:St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn
1650:William de Croÿ (archbishop)
819:Charles Alexandre's nephew,
387:Louis I of Pfalz-Zweibrücken
181:Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
1469:, ancestor of Bohemian line
677:Massacre of St. Bartholomew
116:, claimed descent from the
2008:
1877:Westfälische Nachrichten.
1815:Rodowód książąt pomorskich
1114:Jean II's grandson, Count
1109:Order of the Golden Fleece
1095:(1395–1473), who governed
816:not published until 1845.
809:Superintendent of Finances
801:Archduke Albert of Austria
641:Philippe II's eldest son,
600:Order of the Golden Fleece
544:documents). As a tutor to
217:Order of the Golden Fleece
151:), five bishops (those of
1710:Princess Isabella of Croÿ
879:Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt
556:. Guillaume attended the
443:The line of Croÿ-Aerschot
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