page_title: Philippe III de Croÿ
hierarchical_section_title: Philippe III de Croÿ
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Philippe III de Croÿ (1526-1595) (ca. 1575).
context_page_description: Philippe de Croÿ, 3rd Duke of Aarschot, 4th Prince of Chimay, Count of Porcean, was stadtholder of Flanders, and inherited the estates of the ancient and wealthy family of Croÿ. Becoming a soldier, he was made a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece by Philip II, king of Spain, and was afterwards employed in diplomatic work.
context_section_description: Philippe de Croÿ, 3rd Duke of Aarschot, 4th Prince of Chimay, Count of Porcean (Valenciennes, 10 July 1526 – Venice, 11 December 1595), was stadtholder of Flanders, and inherited the estates of the ancient and wealthy family of Croÿ. Becoming a soldier, he was made a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece by Philip II, king of Spain, and was afterwards employed in diplomatic work.
caption: Prince of Chimay, Duke of Aarschot
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