Prince de Chimay explained

Prince of Chimay
Crest:
Region:	Belgium
Origin:	Chimay in Hainaut
Estate:	Chimay Castle

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] The main residence of the princely family is Chimay Castle (French: Château de Chimay), which is located in the town of Chimay in the Hainaut province of Belgium.^[4]

Counts of Chimay

• Jean II de Croÿ, comte de Chimay (1395–1473)
• Philippe de Croÿ, comte de Chimay (1437–1482)
• Charles de Croÿ, comte de Chimay (1455–1527); elevated to the rank of prince in 1486

Princes of Chimay

House of Croÿ

Charles I of Croÿ, 1st Prince of Chimay (1455–1527)

1. 1. Anne de Croÿ, princesse de Chimay;
      married to Philippe II de Croÿ, duc d'Arschot (1496–1549)
      1. Charles II of Croÿ, 3rd Prince of Chimay (1522–1551)
      2. Philippe III of Croÿ, 4th Prince of Chimay

married to Jeanne of Halewijn.

1. 1. 1. 1. Charles III of Croÿ, 5th Prince of Chimay

married to Marie de Brimeu

1. 1. 1. 1. Anne of Croÿ, Princess of Chimay;
            married to Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg

House of Arenberg

Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg

married to Anne of Croÿ, Princess of Chimay

1. 1. Alexander of Arenberg, 7th Prince of Chimay;
      married to Madeleine of Egmont

• Albert of Arenberg, 8th Prince of Chimay (died 1648)
• Philippe of Arenberg, 9th Prince of Chimay (died 1675)
• Ernest-Dominique of Arenberg, 10th Prince of Chimay (born 1643)
• Anna-Isabella of Arenberg, Princess of Chimay (1616–1658);
  married to Eugène de Hénin, 6th Count of Bossu and Marquess of la Vere

House of Hénin-Liétard

• 12 Alexandre Gabriel Joseph de Hénin-Liétard, prince de Chimay (1681–1745)
• 13 Thomas Alexandre Marc Henri de Hénin-Liétard, prince de Chimay (1732–1759)
• 14 Thomas Alexandre Marc Maurice de Hénin-Liétard, prince de Chimay (1759–1761)
• 15 Philippe Gabriel Maurice Joseph de Hénin-Liétard, prince de Chimay (1736–1804)

House of Riquet de Caraman

• 16 François Joseph Philippe de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (1771–1843)
• 17 Joseph Philippe de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (1808–1886)
• 18 Marie Joseph Guy Henry Philippe de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (1836–1892)
• 19 Marie Joseph Anatole Élie de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (1858–1937)
• 20 Joseph Marie Alexandre Pierre Ghislain de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (1921–1990) (renounced his titles)
• 21 Élie Marie Charles Pierre Paul de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (1924–1980);
  married to Élisabeth Manset
• 22 Philippe Joseph Marie Jean de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (born 1948)

Prince de Chimay ad personam (1834)

• Alphonse de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (1810–1865)

Prince de Chimay (1865)

• (1844–1928)
• Alphonse de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (1899–1973)

See also

• Chimay Castle
• Hôtel de Chimay

External links

• Eupedia page about the family
• Château de Chimay website - main page
• Château de Chimay website - family history
• Princes of Chimay - history
• Arms of the Princes of Chimay
• Heraldry of the House of Chimay

Notes and References

1. Book: Hagemans . G. . 1866 . Histoire du pays de Chimay . Prince de Chimay. . French . Brussels . F.-J. Olivier . February 11, 2015.
2. Book: De Guibours . Pierre . 1733 . Histoire de la Maison Royale de France, et des grands officiers de la Couronne . French . Paris . 43 . February 11, 2015.
3. https://heirsofeurope.blogspot.com/2010/01/caraman-chimay.html
4. Web site: 2020-02-03. Château de Chimay Home of legends and life stories. 2021-09-08. Discover Benelux. en-GB.