Réginald de Croy
Réginald Charles Alfred de Croÿ O BE (born September 26, 1878 in London , † April 13, 1961 in Woluwe-St. Pierre) was a Belgian diplomat .
Life
Prince Réginald von Croÿ was a member of the noble family Croÿ . He was the son of the English landowner's daughter Elizabeth Mary born. Parnall (1855–1912) and Prince Alfred Emmanuel de Croÿ (1842–1888). He married Princess Isabelle de Ligne (1889–1968), daughter of Prince Ernest de Ligne, in Brussels in 1920 . He attended the school in Beaumont , the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and entered the foreign service in 1914. In 1915, his sister Marie was arrested by German occupation forces at the Chateau de Bellignies and Reginald was accused of leading a network of smugglers for Belgian recruits across the Dutch border.
In 1918 he was an attaché in London under the envoy Ludovic de Moncheur . In 1944 he was the Belgian envoy in Stockholm . From February 13, 1946 to 1948 he was ambassador to the Holy See .
In 1934 Croÿ received royal Belgian nobility recognition with the title of prince and the salutation "Serene Highness".
He and his wife had two daughters, Princess Yolande, born in 1924, and Princess Diane Mary, born in 1927.
literature
- GHdA , Princely Houses Volume XV, 1997, p. 189
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, The Catholic who's who and yearbook , Volume 35 Burns & Oates., 1952
- ^ The Statesman's year-book , 1918
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Charles de Pitteurs-Hiegaerts | Belgian envoy in Stockholm in 1944 |
October 29, 1999: Jean-Marie Deboutte |
| Adrien Nieuwenhuys |
Belgian Ambassador to the Holy See February 13, 1946 - 1948 |
Alexandre Paternotte de la Vaillée |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Croÿ, Réginald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | De Croÿ, Réginald Charles Alfred (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1961 |
| Place of death | Woluwe- St. Pierre |