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[2] A close friend of Fabiola of Belgium, de Chimay immersed herself in the heritage of the De Riquet de Caraman family and preservation of the archives of the Chimay Castle. She also held a Baroque music festival from 1957 to 1980. Élisabeth de Chimay died in Chimay on 2 August 2023, at the age of 97. [3]
Jean was the second surviving son of Jean I de Croÿ and Marie de Craon. [1] His elder brother was Antoine I de Croÿ.He was a prominent member of the Burgundian court. He governed Hainaut and Namur in the name of the Dukes of Burgundy as grand bailli de Hainaut. [2]
Chimay Castle (French: Château de Chimay) is a château in Chimay, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. The castle has been owned by the Prince of Chimay and his ancestors for centuries, and it is open to the public for tours during part of the year. [ 1 ]
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 ]
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Marie Joseph Anatole Élie de Riquet et de Caraman, 19th Prince de Chimay (4 July 1858 – 25 July 1937), known as Joseph de Caraman-Chimay, the younger, was a Belgian aristocrat and fencer. He was titled " Prince de Chimay " from 1892 until his death in 1937.
Chimay (French pronunciation: ⓘ, Walloon: Chimai) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. [2] In 2006, Chimay had a population of 9,774. The area is 197.10 km 2 which gives a population density of 50 inhabitants per km 2 .
In 1919 a convent of Trappist nuns, Chimay Abbey or Abbey of Our Lady of Peace (Abbaye de Notre-Dame de la Paix de Chimay) was established here. The community, Trappist since 1878, was the successor to the Cistercian community of Gomerfontaine , founded in 1207, suppressed in 1792 and re-established in 1802 at Saint-Paul-aux-Bois .