Gustave Maximilien Juste de Croÿ-Solre

Gustav Maximilian Justus von Croy (* September 12, 1773 in Hermitage Castle near Cambrai, † January 1, 1844 in Rouen ) was a cardinal and archbishop of Rouen.

He came from the aristocratic family Croÿ and was the fifth son of Emmanuel Duke of Croy and his wife Friederike Auguste zu Salm - Kyrburg.

Already in 1789 he was appointed canon in the diocese of Strasbourg, but fled because of the French Revolution to Austria. On November 3, 1797 he received the priesthood in Vienna. On August 23, 1819 he was elected bishop of Strasbourg and consecrated in the church of St- Sulpice de Paris by the Archbishop of Reims, Jean -Charles de Coucy on January 9, 1820 Bishop. From 1821 to 1830 it the function of the Grand Chaplain of France was transferred to one of the most prestigious offices in the royal court, who oversaw the religious side of court life. In 1822 he was appointed a peer of France and moved in 1823 to the chair of the Archbishop of Rouen.

In the consistory of 21 March 1825 he was finally appointed Cardinal and Cardinal Priest of S. Sabina. He participated in several conclaves.