From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Philippe François de Croy, Vicomte de Langle, Seigneur de Tourcoing (1609–1650), was by marriage Duke of Havré. He was Governor of Luxembourg, and became a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1646.

De Croy was first married to Marie Madeleine de Bailleul. [1]

He remarried in 1643 his distant niece and brother's widow, Marie Claire de Croÿ (1605-1664), [1] who was the first Duchess of Croy-Havré. [1] The couple had one son, Ferdinand Francois Joseph de Croÿ-Solre (1644-1694), [1] who became an Imperial Fieldmarshal, Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece, and who succeeded to the ducal title.[ citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Croy-Solre, and Croy Croy-Havrech". croy.droitfondamental.eu. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

External links