Jean II de Croÿ
Jean II de Croÿ (1390? –
Count of Chimay and progenitor of the line of Croÿ-Solre. Jean belonged to the powerful House of Croÿ
.
Life
Jean was the second surviving son of
Namur in the name of the Dukes of Burgundy as grand bailli de Hainaut.[2] Jean's dominions were centred on the town of Chimay, of which he became the first count. In 1430, he was made one of the first Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece
.
Jean was godfather to
William I of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel at Thionville, securing the Duchy of Luxembourg
for Burgundy.
Jean was also amongst those who took the Vow of the Pheasant in 1454. Jean had a great influence on Philip the Good, for which he was hated by Charles the Bold. When Charles the Bold came to power in 1465, he exiled Jean, as well as his son Philip I of Croÿ-Chimay and his brother Antoine I de Croÿ. Jean only reconciled with Charles in 1473, the year of his death.
Marriage and children
Jean was the progenitor of the only line of the House of Croÿ extant today, that of Croÿ-Solre.[citation needed]
He married Marie of Lalaing (1390–1474)[1] and had five children.
- Jacqueline (1430–1500), married in 1463 Jean IV de Nesle[3]
- Philip de Croy-Chimay (Mons, 1430 – Bruges, 18 September 1482), lord of Quievrain,[4] his successor
- Jacques (1436–1516), Bishop of Cambrai
- Michel de Croy, Seigneur de Sempy (died 1516), Order of the Golden Fleece
- Catherine (1440–1515), married Adrien de Brimeu who died in the Battle of Marignano (1515)
References
- ^ a b vanden Bemden 2000, p. 181.
- ^ Vaughan 2002a, p. 195-196.
- ^ Guynemer 1912, p. 92.
- ^ Vaughan 2002b, p. 248.
Sources
- vanden Bemden, Yvette (2000). Les vitraux de la première moitié du 16e siècle conservés en Belgique (in French). Presses Universitaires de Namur.
- Guynemer, Paul (1912). La seigneurie d'Offémont (in French). Imprimerie du Progrès de l'Oise.
- Vaughan, Richard (2002a). Philip the Good. Boydell Press.
- Vaughan, Richard (2002b). Charles the Bold. Boydell Press.
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