Emanuel, Prince of Solre, 7th Duke of Croÿ explained

Emanuel de Croÿ
Prince of Solre
Succession:7th Duke of Croÿ
Reign:1767–1784
Successor:Anne Emmanuel, 8th Duke of Croÿ
Birth Date:23 June 1718
Birth Place:Condé-sur-l'Escaut
Death Date:30 March 1784
Death Place:Paris
Spouse:Angelique d'Harcourt
Issue:Anne Emmanuel, 8th Duke of Croÿ
Adelaide de Croÿ, Princesse de Croÿ-Solre
House:House of Croÿ
Father:Philippe-Alexandre-Emmanuel de Croy
Mother:Marie Marguerite, Comtesse de Millendonk, Marquise du Quesnoy
Occupation:Marshal of France

Emanuel de Croÿ, Prince of Solre, 7th Duke of Croÿ (23 June 1718 - 30 March 1784) was a French soldier of the 18th century who attained the rank of Marshal of France.

The only son of Philippe-Alexandre-Emmanuel de Croy, he was born a prince of the Holy Roman Empire. After the attempted assassination of King Louis XV by Robert-François Damiens, he was sent to Artois, to investigate and reconstruct the route of the assassin. He was raised to the rank of Marshal of France on 13 June 1783 and he died in Paris on 30 March 1784 at the age of sixty-six.