Robert de Croy
Robert de Croÿ (* 1500 ; † August 31, 1556 in Cambrai ) was Prince-Bishop of Cambrai from 1519 to 1556 .
Life
Robert de Croÿ was born in 1500 to Henri de Croÿ , Count of Porcéan and Charlotte de Chateaubriand. The Bishop of Cambrai, Jacques de Croÿ , was his uncle, Cardinal Guillaume de Croÿ , Bishop of Cambrai and Archbishop of Toledo, and Charles de Croy , Bishop of Tournai, were brothers of Robert.
After his older brother Cardinal Guillaume de Croÿ had renounced the diocese of Cambrai in 1519, Robert was appointed Bishop of Cambrai on August 17, 1519. He received episcopal ordination ten years later on June 13, 1529, and his diocese was taken over on August 5, 1529, the day on which the Peace of Cambrai was signed. After breaking the peace treaty in 1536, Emperor Charles V transformed the city into a citadel against Robert's will.
Robert took part in the Council of Trent and promulgated Synodal Statutes in 1551.
Robert de Croÿ died in Cambrai on August 31, 1556 and was buried in Cambrai Cathedral.
literature
- T. de Morembert: Croy (Robert de) . In: Albert de Meyer (Ed.): Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques . Volume XIII. Letouzey et Ané, Paris 1956, col. 1073-1074.
- Henri Guillaume: CROY (Robert DE) . In: Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique (ed.): Biographie Nationale de Belgique . Volume 4. H. Thiry, Brussels 1873, col. 566-567.
Web links
- Entry on Robert de Croy on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on March 17, 2018.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Guillaume III. de Croy |
Bishop of Cambrai 1519–1556 |
Maximilian de Berghes |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Croÿ, Robert de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Cambrai |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1500 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 1556 |
| Place of death | Cambrai |