Philippe de Croÿ, Duke of Aarschot

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Philippe de Croÿ, Duke of Aarschot, was a prominent 16th-century nobleman from the Low Countries who played a leading military and political role during the Dutch Revolt.

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Label Occurrences
2nd Duke of Aarschot 1
Philippe de Croÿ 1
Philippe de Croÿ, Duke of Aarschot canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf member of the House of Croÿ
military leader
nobleman
politician
allegiance Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Kingdom of Spain
birthDate 1526-09-10
birthPlace Valenciennes
burialPlace Chimay
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfOrigin Habsburg Netherlands
deathDate 1595-12-11
deathPlace Venice
era 16th century
ethnicGroup Flemish
familyName Philippe de Croÿ, Duke of Aarschot self-linksurface differs
surface form: de Croÿ
father William de Croÿ, 1st Duke of Aarschot
givenName Philippe
hasTitleNumber Philippe de Croÿ, Duke of Aarschot self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2nd Duke of Aarschot
heldRank general
languageSpoken Dutch
French
memberOf Order of the Golden Fleece
militaryConflict Eighty Years' War
surface form: Dutch Revolt
monarchServed Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Philip II of Spain
mother Anne de Croÿ
nobleFamily House of Croÿ
nobleTitle Count of Beaumont
Duke of Aarschot
Prince of Chimay
notableFor leadership among conservative Catholic nobles in the Low Countries
role in the early stages of the Dutch Revolt
participatedIn governance of the Habsburg Netherlands
politicalAlignment Catholic
loyalist to the Spanish crown
positionHeld Order of the Golden Fleece
surface form: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece

Stadtholder of Flanders
Stadtholder of Hainaut
region Low Countries
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Aarschot
Chimay
socialClass high nobility
spouse Jeanne Henriette de Halewyn

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

siege and capture of Antwerp (1585) commander Philippe de Croÿ, Duke of Aarschot
siege of Antwerp commander Philippe de Croÿ, Duke of Aarschot
subject surface form: Siege of Antwerp
this entity surface form: Philippe de Croÿ
Philippe de Croÿ, Duke of Aarschot familyName Philippe de Croÿ, Duke of Aarschot self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: de Croÿ
Philippe de Croÿ, Duke of Aarschot hasTitleNumber Philippe de Croÿ, Duke of Aarschot self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2nd Duke of Aarschot