Jean-Baptiste François de Croÿ (1686–1727) was a

French nobleman The French nobility (french: la noblesse française) was a privileged social class in France from the Middle Ages until its abolition on June 23, 1790 during the French Revolution. From 1808 to 1815 during the First Empire the Emperor Napolé ...

of the

House of Croÿ The House of Croÿ () is a family of European mediatized nobility, which held a seat in the Imperial Diet from 1486, and was elevated to the rank of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire in 1594. In 1533 they became Dukes of Arschot (in Belgium) and ...

and the 5th Duke of Havré.

Lineage and Family

Croÿ was the son of Ferdinand Francois Joseph de Croÿ-Solre, Duke of Havré. His brother Charles Antoine Joseph, the 4th Duke of Havré, was killed during the

Battle of Saragossa The Battle of Saragossa, also known as the Battle of Zaragoza, took place on 20 August 1710 during the War of the Spanish Succession. A Spanish Bourbon army loyal to Philip V of Spain and commanded by the Marquis de Bay was defeated by a Gra ...

in 1710 and Croÿ succeeded him as Duke. His sister, Marie Therese Josephe married Landgrave

Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt (20 July 1671 in Darmstadt – 11 August 1736 in Vienna) was a Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt, Imperial Field marshal and Governor of Mantua. Life Philip was a younger son of Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (163 ...

Croÿ married Marie Anne Césarine Lante Montefeltro della Rovere, of the

House of della Rovere The House of Della Rovere (; literally "of the oak tree") was a noble family of Italy. It had humble origins in Savona, in Liguria, and acquired power and influence through nepotism and ambitious marriages arranged by two Della Rovere popes: F ...

; the daughter of Antonio Lante Montefeltro della Rovere.Genroy.fr
Croÿ This line of the House of Croÿ came to an end in 1839, when the 7th Duke of Havré and Croÿ died in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

aged 95, having outlived all of his sons.

References

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Jean-Baptiste Jean-Baptiste is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following: Persons * Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, was King o ...

Dukes of Havré