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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 ]
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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]
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 ]
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 .
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 .
Château du Rœulx - a family seat of the line of Croÿ-Rœulx The line of Counts of Rœulx descends from Jean III de Croÿ (1436–1505), the second son of Antoine le Grand and younger brother of Philippe I. Jean III's grandson, Adrien de Croÿ, 1st Count of Rœulx, served as governor of Flanders and Artois before his death in combat in 1553.
He was born to Joseph de Riquet, Prince de Chimay and Prince de Caraman (of Belgium), and Marie Joséphine Anatole de Montesquiou-Fézensac. Named for its Belgian "château de Chimay", his family was noted for its patronage of music and the arts. [2] [3] One of his sisters was Élisabeth de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay, the Countess Greffulhe. [4]