Philippe François de Croy, Duke of Havré
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Philippe François de Croy, Vicomte de Langle, Seigneur de Tourcoing, (1609–1650), was by marriage Duke of Havré.
He was Governor of Luxembourg.
He became a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
in 1646.
He was first married to Marie Madeleine de Bailleul.
He remarried in 1643 his distant niece and brother's widow Marie Claire de Croÿ (1605-1664), who was the first Duchess of Croy-Havré.
They had one son, Ferdinand Francois Joseph de Croÿ-Solre (1644-1694), who became an Imperial Fieldmarshal, Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece, and who succeeded to the ducal title.
He was Governor of Luxembourg.
He became a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...
in 1646.
He was first married to Marie Madeleine de Bailleul.
He remarried in 1643 his distant niece and brother's widow Marie Claire de Croÿ (1605-1664), who was the first Duchess of Croy-Havré.
They had one son, Ferdinand Francois Joseph de Croÿ-Solre (1644-1694), who became an Imperial Fieldmarshal, Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece, and who succeeded to the ducal title.
External links
- http://www.eupedia.com/belgium/high_nobility_of_belgium.shtml
- http://croy.droitfondamental.eu/wordpress/?p=219