Philippe III. de Croy
Philippe III. de Croÿ (born July 10, 1526 in Valenciennes ; † December 11, 1595 Venice ) was since 1551 3rd Duke of Aarschot , 4th Prince of Chimay and 4th Count of Beaumont and since 1567 2nd Prince of Porcéan and later Governor of Luxembourg and Ligny . He was a leader of the Roman Catholic nobility in the Spanish Netherlands .
Life
Philippe III. came from a rich and old noble family from Picardy , the House of Croÿ , and was the younger brother of Charles II. de Croÿ , through whose death in 1551 he also obtained his title.
He then took part in the wars against France (1557–1558). When many aristocrats turned against Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle , he was supported by Croÿ. The Spanish King Philip II appointed Croy chairman of the Council of State in 1565. From this point on, Croÿ became the opponent of William I of Orange-Nassau and supported the Spanish efforts to regain control of the Netherlands . In 1567 he inherited from his cousin Antoine III. de Croÿ the county of Porcéan . However, he did not approve of the radical approach of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba and played a decisive role in the Ghent pacification in 1576 . In 1577 Croÿ campaigned for the appointment of Archduke Matthias as governor-general of the Netherlands, but had to realize that he preferred to work with Croÿ's opponent, William of Orange. Croÿ gradually turned back to the Spanish side.
Marriage and offspring
Philippe III. married on January 24, 1558 at Castle Comines Jeanne Henriette d'Halewyn (born September 29, 1544, † December 6, 1581 in Bergen, Hainault), daughter of Jean III. d'Halewyn , Viscount de Nieuwpoort and Jossine de Lannoy , with whom he fathered the following children:
- Charles III de Croÿ (born July 11, 1560 at Beaumont Castle; † January 16, 1612 in Beaufort-en-Artois), 4th Duke of Aarschot, 5th Prince of Chimay, 3rd Prince of Porcéan, Marquis de Montcornet, 5th Count von Beaumont, 1594 Imperial Prince, 1598 Duke of Croy ∞ (I, September 14, 1580) Marie de Brimeu (* 1550 - April 18, 1605), Countess of Meghem and Baroness von Humbercourt , daughter of Georges de Brimeu , Seigneur de Querrieu ( Haus Brimeu ), and Anna von Walthausen ; ∞ (II, December 18, 1605 in Mons) Dorothée de Croÿ (* 1585 in Aerschot; † 1661), daughter of Charles Philippe de Croÿ , 1st Marquis d'Havré and Imperial Prince and the Diane de Dompmartin-Fontenoy , Comtesse de Fontenoy -le-Château
- Anne de Croÿ (born January 4, 1564 at Beaumont Castle; † February 26, 1635 in Enghien), heiress of the Duchy of Aarschot ∞ Karl, Prince of Arenberg (* 1550; † 1616)
- Marguerite, Dame d'Halewyn et de Comines (* October 11, 1568; † 1614) ∞ (I) Pierre II. De Hénin-Liétard , Comte de Boussu († 1598) ( House Hénin ); ∞ (II) Wratislaw, Count von Fürstenberg (1584 † 1631)
After the death of his first wife, he married on May 1, 1582 Jeanne de Blois-Trélon († 1605), daughter of Louis II. De Blois, Seigneur de Trélon and Charlotte d'Humières .
literature
- Karl Theodor Wenzelburger: Croÿ, Philipp von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 619 f.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Croÿ, Philippe III. de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Duke of Aerschot |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Governor of Luxembourg and Ligny |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1526 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valenciennes |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1595 |
| Place of death | Venice |