Prince de Chimay

Prince of Chimay
Prince of Chimay
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Current region	Belgium
Place of origin	Chimay in Hainaut
Estate(s)	Chimay Castle

Prince de Chimay is a title of Belgian nobility that is associated with the town of Chimay^[1] in what is now Belgium.^[2] The title is currently held by .^{[citation needed]} The main residence of the princely family is Chimay Castle [French: Château de Chimay], which is located in the town of Chimay in the Belgian province of Hainaut.^[3]^[4]

Counts of Chimay[]

1 Jean II de Croÿ, comte de Chimay (1395–1473)
2 Philippe de Croÿ, comte de Chimay (1437–1482)
3 Charles de Croÿ, comte de Chimay (1455–1527)

Princes of Chimay[]

House of Croÿ[]

Charles I of Croÿ, 1st Prince of Chimay (1455–1527)

1. ;
  married to Philippe II de Croÿ, duc d'Arschot (1496–1549)
  1. Charles II of Croÿ, 3rd Prince of Chimay (1522–1551)
  2. Philippe III de Croÿ;
    married to Jeanne of Halewijn.
    1. Charles III of Croÿ, 5th Prince of Chimay;
      married to Marie de Brimeu.
    2. Anne of Croÿ, Princess of Chimay;
      married to Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg.

House of Arenbergh[]

Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg;
married to Anne of Croÿ, Princess of Chimay;

1. Alexander of Arenberg, 7th Prince of Chimay;
  married to Madeleine of Egmont.

(died 1648)
(died 1675)
(born 1643)
Anna-Isabella of Arenberg, Princess of Chimay (1616–1658);
married to Eugène de Hénin, 6th Count of Bossu and Marquess of la Vere.

House of Henin-Liétard[]

12 (1681–1745)
13 (1732–1759)
14 (1759–1761)
15 (1736–1804)
16 François Joseph Philippe de Riquet, prince de Chimay (1771–1843)
17 Joseph Philippe de Riquet, prince de Chimay (1808–1886)
18 Marie Joseph Guy Henry Philippe de Riquet, prince de Chimay (1836–1892)
19 Marie Joseph Anatole Élie, prince de Chimay (1858–1937)
20 (1921–1990) (renounced his titles)
21 (1924–1980)
22 (born 1948)

Prince de Chimay ad personam (1834)[]

(1810–1865)

Prince de Chimay (1865)[]

[nl] (1844–1928)
Alphonse, prince de Chimay (1899–1973)

References[]

^ Hagemans, G. (1866). Histoire du pays de Chimay (in French). Brussels: F.-J. Olivier. Retrieved February 11, 2015. Prince de Chimay.
^ De Guibours, Pierre (1733). Histoire de la Maison Royale de France, et des grands officiers de la Couronne (in French). Paris. p. 43. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
^ Duplat, Guy (March 18, 2013), "Conte de fées à Chimay", La Libre Belgique (in French), Brussels, Belgium, retrieved February 11, 2015
^ "Château de Chimay | Home of legends and life stories". Discover Benelux. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

External links[]

Eupedia page about the family
Château de Chimay website - main page
Château de Chimay website - family history
Princes of Chimay - history (in French)
Arms of the Princes of Chimay (in French)
Heraldry of the House of Chimay (in French)

[1] Hagemans, G. (1866). Histoire du pays de Chimay (in French). Brussels: F.-J. Olivier. Retrieved February 11, 2015. Prince de Chimay.

[2] De Guibours, Pierre (1733). Histoire de la Maison Royale de France, et des grands officiers de la Couronne (in French). Paris. p. 43. Retrieved February 11, 2015.

[3] Duplat, Guy (March 18, 2013), "Conte de fées à Chimay", La Libre Belgique (in French), Brussels, Belgium, retrieved February 11, 2015

[4] "Château de Chimay | Home of legends and life stories". Discover Benelux. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

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