Prince of Chimay

Current regionBelgium
Place of originChimay in Hainaut
Estate(s)Chimay Castle

Prince of Chimay is a title of Belgian and Dutch nobility associated with the town of Chimay[1] in what is now Belgium.[2] The title is currently held by Philippe de Caraman-Chimay, 22nd Prince de Chimay (b. 1948).[3] The main residence of the princely family is Chimay Castle (French: Château de Chimay), which is located in the town of Chimay in the Hainaut province of Belgium.[4][5]

Counts of Chimay

Princes of Chimay

House of Croÿ

Charles I of Croÿ, 1st Prince of Chimay (1455–1527)

    1. Anne de Croÿ, princesse de Chimay;
      married to Philippe II de Croÿ, duc d'Arschot (1496–1549)
      1. Charles II of Croÿ, 3rd Prince of Chimay (1522–1551)
      2. Philippe III of Croÿ, 4th Prince of Chimay;
        married to Jeanne of Halewijn.
        1. Charles III of Croÿ, 5th Prince of Chimay;
          married to Marie de Brimeu
        2. Anne of Croÿ, Princess of Chimay;
          married to Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg

House of Arenberg

Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg;
married to Anne of Croÿ, Princess of Chimay

    1. Alexander of Arenberg, 7th Prince of Chimay;
      married to Madeleine of Egmont
  • Albert of Arenberg, 8th Prince of Chimay (died 1648)
  • Philippe of Arenberg, 9th Prince of Chimay (died 1675)
  • Ernest-Dominique of Arenberg, 10th Prince of Chimay (born 1643)
  • Anna-Isabella of Arenberg, Princess of Chimay (1616–1658);
    married to Eugène de Hénin, 6th Count of Bossu and Marquess of la Vere

House of Hénin-Liétard

  • 12 Alexandre Gabriel Joseph de Hénin-Liétard, prince de Chimay (1681–1745)
  • 13 Thomas Alexandre Marc Henri de Hénin-Liétard, prince de Chimay (1732–1759)
  • 14 Thomas Alexandre Marc Maurice de Hénin-Liétard, prince de Chimay (1759–1761)
  • 15 Philippe Gabriel Maurice Joseph de Hénin-Liétard, prince de Chimay (1736–1804)

House of Riquet de Caraman

Prince de Chimay ad personam (1834)

  • Alphonse de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (1810–1865)

Prince de Chimay (1865)

  • Alphonse de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (1844–1928)
  • Alphonse de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (1899–1973)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hagemans, G. (1866). Histoire du pays de Chimay (in French). Brussels: F.-J. Olivier. Retrieved February 11, 2015. Prince de Chimay.
  2. ↑ De Guibours, Pierre (1733). Histoire de la Maison Royale de France, et des grands officiers de la Couronne (in French). Paris. p. 43. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ https://heirsofeurope.blogspot.com/2010/01/caraman-chimay.html
  4. ↑ Duplat, Guy (March 18, 2013), "Conte de fées à Chimay", La Libre Belgique (in French), Brussels, Belgium, retrieved February 11, 2015
  5. ↑ "Château de Chimay | Home of legends and life stories". Discover Benelux. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
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