Auguste Philippe from Croÿ
Auguste Philippe Louis Emmanuel von Croÿ , also August von Croÿ , (born November 3, 1765 in Condé-sur-l'Escaut , Département Nord , France ; † October 19, 1822 in Condé-sur-l'Escaut) was the 9th Duke of Croÿ , Prince of Solre , Prince of Mœurs etc., Imperial Prince of the Holy Roman Empire , Spanish grandee, first class and German nobleman . He was also known as Beautiful August .
Life
August was the first son of six children of Anne Emmanuel Herzog von Croÿ (1743-1803), Prince of Solre etc., and Princess Auguste Friederike zu Salm-Kyrburg (1747-1822). He was by birth Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. He had two brothers: Emmanuel Marie Maximilien (* 1768 in Paris; † 1848 in Le Rœulx , French general ) and Gustave Maximilien Juste (* 1773 in Condé-sur-l'Escaut; † 1844 in Rouen , French cardinal ).
He emigrated with his family in 1791, with the rank of French major, before the consequences of the storming of the Bastille .
On February 25, 1803 - due to the agreements of the Peace of Lunéville on February 9, 1801 and the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803 - he received the County of Dülmen as a feudal area to compensate him for the loss of his areas on the left bank of the Rhine.
During the restoration of the Bourbons with the Charter of 1814 , he was appointed Peer of France .
He married his first wife Anne-Victurnienne-Henriette de Rochechouart de Mortemart (* 1773 in Paris; † 1806 in Dülmen) on January 10, 1789. His second wife Anne-Marie Maria Dillon (* 1795 in London; † 1827 in Paris) He married Comtesse Dillon de Costello-Gallen on November 5, 1821.
August was the founder of the Westphalian and henceforth main branch of the von Croÿ. His five children, who formed the last members of the House of Croÿ with their descendants from 1842, were:
- Alfred François Frédéric Philippe 10th Duke of Croÿ (* 1789 in Aachen, † 1861 in Dülmen)
- Prince Ferdinand Victor Philippe von Croÿ (* 1791 in Aachen, † 1865 in Le Rœulx)
- Prince Philippe François Bernard Victurnien von Croÿ (* 1801 in Vienna to † 1871 in Bas Ems)
- Princess Stephanie Victorine Marie Anne von Croÿ (* 1805 in Dülmen, † 1884 in Lissa on the Elbe)
- Prince Gustave (* 1823 after the death of his father in Brussels, † 1844 in Le Rœulx)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paris Historical Studies, Vol. 61, Burgundy and the Empire: p. 37 II. The Lower Rhine
- ↑ Das Haus Croÿ (en): House of Croÿ
- ^ Genealogies of the German nobility: August Herzog von Croÿ
- ^ August Philippe Ludwig Emanuel von Croÿ (fr): Auguste-Louis-Philippe-Emmanuel de Croÿ
- ^ Genealogy of the House of Croÿ (fr): Genealogy de la maison de Croÿ
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Croÿ, Auguste Philippe from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Croÿ, Auguste Philippe Louis Emmanuel von (full name); Croÿ, August of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French military |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1765 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Condé-sur-l'Escaut , Nord department , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1822 |
| Place of death | Condé-sur-l'Escaut , Nord department , France |