Charles Philippe of Croÿ (1 September 1549 – 23 November 1613 in Burgundy), Marquis of Havré, was a soldier and politician from the

Spanish Netherlands The Spanish Netherlands (; ; ; ) (historically in Spanish: , the name "Flanders" was used as a '' pars pro toto'') was the Habsburg Netherlands ruled by the Spanish branch of the Habsburgs from 1556 to 1714. They were a collection of States of t ...

Life

He was the son of Philippe II de Croÿ and his second wife

Anna of Lorraine Anna of Lorraine (25 July 1522 – 15 May 1568) was a princess of the House of Lorraine. She was Princess of Orange by her first marriage to René of Châlon, and Duke of Aarschot, Duchess of Aarschot by her second marriage to Philippe II de ...

. His godfathers were King Charles V and his son, the future King Philip II of Spain. He fought under the

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against

William the Silent William the Silent or William the Taciturn (; 24 April 153310 July 1584), more commonly known in the Netherlands as William of Orange (), was the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburg Netherlands, Habsburgs that set off the ...

in 1568 and one year later under King

Charles IX of France Charles IX (Charles Maximilien; 27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574) was List of French monarchs, King of France from 1560 until his death in 1574. He ascended the French throne upon the death of his brother Francis II of France, Francis II in 1560, an ...

against the

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. He was seriously wounded in the

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and was treated in the castle of Havré by

Ambroise Paré Ambroise Paré (; – 20 December 1590) was a French barber surgeon who served in that role for kings Henry II, Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III. He is considered one of the fathers of surgery and modern forensic pathology and a pione ...

. Charles Philippe was a confidant of King Philip II and became a member of the Council of State in the Low Countries. In 1576, he tried vainly to stop the

Sack of Antwerp The sack of Antwerp, often known as the Spanish Fury at Antwerp, was an episode of the Eighty Years' War. It is the greatest massacre in the history of the Low Countries. On 4 November 1576, mutinying Spanish tercios of the Army of Flanders ...

. In 1577, he defected to the

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and was awarded the post of Ambassador in England by the rebels. In 1579, he was on a mission in Artois with Adolf van Meetkercke when he defected back to the camp of King Philip II. He was pardoned but remained inactive for the next 8 years. In 1587, he was sent on a military expedition to help his cousin

Charles III, Duke of Lorraine Charles III (18 February 1543 – 14 May 1608), known as ''the Great'', was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death. Life He was the eldest surviving son of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, and Christina of Denmark. In 1545, his father died, a ...

. He became a member of the Council of State again and was a loyal supporter of the Absolutist policy of the King. In 1594, he was sent by

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to the Imperial Diet at

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as representative of the

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. He became Prince of the Holy Empire.
In 1599, he became a Knight in the

Order of the Golden Fleece The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece (, ) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in 1430 in Brugge by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to celebrate his marriage to Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Isabella of Portugal. T ...

Family

Charles Philippe, in 1570, married Diane de Dommartin (1552–1625). Their offspring were: * Charles Alexandre de Croÿ, Marquis d’Havré (1574–1624) * Dorothea of Croÿ (1575–1662), married her cousin

Charles III de Croÿ Charles III de Croÿ (1 July 1560 – 12 January 1612) was Seigneur de Croÿ, 4th Duke of Aarschot, 5th Prince of Chimay and 5th Count of Beaumont, Belgium, Beaumont. He played an important role on both sides of the Dutch Revolt. He was an avid co ...

* Ernst of Croÿ (1583–1620), married

Anna of Pomerania Anna of Pomerania (also known as ''Anne de Croy et Aerschot'', ''Anna von Croy und Aerschot, Anna von Pommern'') (3 October 1590, Barth - 7 July 1660, Stolp) was Duchess-Consort of Croy and Havré, and allodial heiress of the extinct ruling hou ...

in 1619, father of

Ernst Bogislaw von Croÿ Ernst Bogislaw von Croÿ (26 August 1620, in Finstingen (Fénétrange) – 7 February 1684, in Königsberg) was a Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Cammin and official in the service of Brandenburg-Prussia. Family Ernst Bogi ...

. * Christina of Croÿ (1591–1664), married Philipp Otto of

Salm-Salm The Principality of Salm-Salm (; ) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was located in the present-day French departments of Bas-Rhin and Vosges (department), Vosges; it was one of a number of partitions of Salm (state), Salm. History Salm-Sa ...

, killed in the

Battle of Nördlingen (1634) The Battle of Nördlingen, fought over two days from 5 to 6 September 1634, was a major battle of the Thirty Years' War. A Imperial- Spanish force led by the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand and Ferdinand of Hungary inflicted a crushing defeat on th ...

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Genealogy
geneanet.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Croy, Charles Philippe 1549 births 1613 deaths Charles Phillippe Military personnel from the Netherlands in the Spanish army during the Eighty Years' War Knights of the Golden Fleece