Charles II de Croÿ

Charles II de Croy ( born July 31, 1522 † June 24, 1551 in Quiévrain ) out of the house Croÿ was 3 Prince of Chimay, 2nd Duke of Aarschot, 3rd Comte de Beaumont. He was the son of Philippe II de Croy, Duke of Aarschot, and Anne de Croy, Princess of Chimay.

He inherited from his mother in 1539 the principality of Chimay and the Duchy of Aarschot at his father's death in 1549, and thus led the two major title of the family together for the first time.

He married his first wife, Louise de Lorraine 1541 (* 1521, † 1542 ), daughter of Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise (House of Guise ), which already died after a short time, and his second wife Antoinette of 1549 Burgundy (* 1529, † 1588), daughter of Adolf of Burgundy, Lord of Beveren, Veere, Vlissingen, etc., Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and sister of his brother Maximilian of Burgundy ( House of Burgundy ).

Charles de Croy was murdered in 1551 Quiévrain. As he was childless, Chimay and Aarschot went to his brother Philippe III. de Croy. His widow later went into a second marriage with Jacques d' Anneux, Seigneur d' Aubencourt († 1588), a.