Philip II de Croÿ (1496–1549) was Seigneur de Croÿ, Count of Porcéan and first

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. Philip belonged to the powerful

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. He was the eldest son of Henry de Croy, and Charlotte de Châteaubriand. His grandfather was

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, his uncle William II de Croÿ, chief tutor and First Chamberlain to

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, and his younger brothers were

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, and

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. Philippe II de Croÿ succeeded to the County of Porcéan upon his father's death in 1514. In 1521 he inherited the titles of his uncle William : amongst others, Duke of Soria and Archi, and Count of Beaumont. Like his predecessors, he was Governor of Hainault and Senior Knight of the

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, but it is as Charles V's general that he is best remembered. He fought against the French in the

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, and played an important role in the conquest of Tournai (1521). On 1 April 1533 Charles V created Philippe ("our cousin", as he styled him) Duke of Aarschot and

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First Class. Earlier, he had become Marquess of Renty and exchanged the lordship of

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for that of

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, which his descendants would develop as a family nest.

Marriage and children

Philippe's first wife was a distant cousin, Anne de Croÿ (1502–1539), Princess of

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, daughter of

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and great granddaughter of Jean II de Croÿ, Count of Chimay. They had: * Charles II (1522–1551), 2nd Duke of Aarschot, 3rd

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, 3rd Count of Beaumont * Louise (1524–1585), married Maximilian of Burgundy, Marquis de Vere et de Vlissingen (died 1558) and John of Burgundy, Lord of Sommelsdijk (died 1586). * Philippe III (1526–1595), 3rd Duke of Aarschot, 4th

, 4th Count of Beaumont * William (1527–1565), 2nd Marquis de Renty, one daughter Anne de Croy d. 1609 * Antoine (1530–1530) * Louis (1533–1533) Nine years after Anna's death, Philippe married

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(1522–1568), daughter of

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and widow of

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. They had one son, born after Philippe's death: *

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(1549–1613), had issue

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