Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » Charles de Croÿ Chimay 1e prins van Chimay (± 1460-1527)

Personal data Charles de Croÿ Chimay 1e prins van Chimay 


Household of Charles de Croÿ Chimay 1e prins van Chimay

He is married to Louise d' Albret.

They got married on December 9, 1495.


Child(ren):

  1. Anna de Croÿ  1502-1539 


Notes about Charles de Croÿ Chimay 1e prins van Chimay

Zijn vrouw's bruidsschat bestond uit het burggraafschap van Limoges en de heerlijkheden Landrecies en Avesnes.

Kamerheer van Maximiliaan van Oostenrijk. Later kamerheer van Filips de Schone.

Vliesridder (1491, 15e kapittel, Mechelen).
Nam deel aan slag bij Guinegatte (1479).
13.06.1488-1521 luitenant en kapitein-generaal van het graafschap Henegouwen.
1489-1490 kapitein-generaal van het Vlaamse Westland.

Aanwezig te Frankfurt bij de kroning van Maximiliaan tot Rooms-koning. Bij die gelegenheid verhief Maximiliaan het graafschap van Chimay tot prinsdom.

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Historical events

Day of marriage December 9, 1495

  • Graaf Filips II de Schone (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1494 till 1506 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1495: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 22 » King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne.
    • June 1 » A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky.
    • July 6 » First Italian War: Battle of Fornovo: Charles VIII defeats the Holy League.

Day of death September 1, 1527

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1527: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 6 » Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance.
    • May 16 » The Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence re-establishes itself as a republic.
    • June 22 » Fatahillah expels Portuguese forces from Sunda Kelapa, now regarded as the foundation of Jakarta.
    • July 12 » Lê Cung Hoàng ceded the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty.
    • August 3 » The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.


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About the surname Croÿ Chimay


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