Prince de 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)
- ;
married to Philippe II de Croÿ, duc d'Arschot (1496–1549)- Charles II of Croÿ, 3rd Prince of Chimay (1522–1551)
- Philippe III de Croÿ;
married to Jeanne of Halewijn.- Charles III of Croÿ, 5th Prince of Chimay;
married to Marie de Brimeu. - Anne of Croÿ, Princess of Chimay;
married to Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg.
- Charles III of Croÿ, 5th Prince of Chimay;
- ;
House of Arenbergh[]
Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg;
married to Anne of Croÿ, Princess of Chimay;
- Alexander of Arenberg, 7th Prince of Chimay;
married to Madeleine of Egmont.
- Alexander of Arenberg, 7th Prince of Chimay;
- (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)[]
- (1844–1928)
- Alphonse, prince de Chimay (1899–1973)
See also[]
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[]
Categories:
- Princes of Chimay
- Hénin-Liétard
- Lists of Belgian nobility
- Chimay