Prince of Chimay is a title of Belgian and Dutch nobility associated with the town of Chimay in what is now Belgium. The title is currently held by Philippe de Caraman-Chimay, 22nd Prince de Chimay (b. 1948). 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.

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

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

2. Anne de Croÿ, princesse de Chimay;married to Philippe II de Croÿ, duc d'Arschot (1496–1549)

1. 3. Charles II of Croÿ, 3rd Prince of Chimay (1522–1551)

4. Philippe III of Croÿ, 4th Prince of Chimay;married to Jeanne of Halewijn.

1. 5. Charles III of Croÿ, 5th Prince of Chimay;married to Marie de Brimeu

2. 6. 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. 7. Alexander of Arenberg, 7th Prince of Chimay;married to Madeleine of Egmont

2. 8. Albert of Arenberg, 8th Prince of Chimay (died 1648)

3. 9. Philippe of Arenberg, 9th Prince of Chimay (died 1675)

4. 10. Ernest-Dominique of Arenberg, 10th Prince of Chimay (born 1643)

5. 11. 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

References

External links

• Eupedia page about the family

• Château de Chimay website - main page

• Château de Chimay website - family history

• Princes of Chimay - history