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{{Infobox family<br />
| name = Prince of Chimay<br />
| crest = [[File:Crown of a Prince (Netherlands and Belgium).svg||100px]]<br>[[File:Blason Joseph Marie Guy Henri Philippe de Riquet (1836-1892).svg|100px]]<br />
| region = [[Belgium]]<br />
| origin = [[Chimay]] in [[County of Hainaut|Hainaut]]<br />
| estate = [[Chimay Castle]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Prince of Chimay''' is a title of [[Belgian nobility|Belgian]] and [[Dutch nobility]] associated with the town of [[Chimay]]<ref>{{cite book |last1= Hagemans |first1= G. |year= 1866 |title= Histoire du pays de Chimay |url= https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RlVbAAAAQAAJ |quote= '''Prince de Chimay'''. |language= French |location= Brussels |publisher= F.-J. Olivier |access-date= February 11, 2015}}</ref> in what is now [[Belgium]].<ref>{{cite book |last1= De Guibours |first1= Pierre |year= 1733 |title= Histoire de la Maison Royale de France, et des grands officiers de la Couronne |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8VP4npxABlEC&dq=%27%27%27Prince+de+Chimay%27%27%27&pg=PA43 |language= French |location= Paris |page= 43 |access-date= February 11, 2015}}</ref> The title is currently held by Philippe de Caraman-Chimay, 22nd Prince de Chimay (b. 1948).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://heirsofeurope.blogspot.com/2010/01/caraman-chimay.html | title=The Heirs of Europe: CARAMAN-CHIMAY | date=20 January 2010 }}</ref> The main residence of the princely family is [[Chimay Castle]] (<nowiki/>[[French language|French]]: ''Château de Chimay''), which is located in the town of Chimay in the [[Hainaut Province|Hainaut province]] of Belgium.<ref>{{Citation |last= Duplat |first= Guy |date= March 18, 2013 |title= Conte de fées à Chimay |newspaper= [[La Libre Belgique]] |location= Brussels, Belgium |language= French |url= http://www.lalibre.be/culture/arts/conte-de-fees-a-chimay-51b72cd1e4b0de6db97489f7 |access-date= February 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-03|title=Château de Chimay {{!}} Home of legends and life stories|url=https://www.discoverbenelux.com/chateau-de-chimay-home-of-legends-and-life-stories/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Discover Benelux|language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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== Counts of Chimay ==<br />
* [[Jean II de Croÿ]], comte de Chimay (1395–1473) <br />
* [[Philip I of Croÿ-Chimay|Philippe de Croÿ]], comte de Chimay (1437–1482)<br />
* [[Charles I de Croÿ|Charles de Croÿ]], comte de Chimay (1455–1527); elevated to the rank of prince in 1486<br />
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==Princes of Chimay ==<br />
=== House of Croÿ ===<br />
{{Tree list}}<br />
[[Charles I of Croÿ, 1st Prince of Chimay]] (1455–1527) <br />
##{{Tree list/final branch}}Anne de Croÿ, princesse de Chimay;<br>''married to [[Philippe II de Croÿ, duc d'Arschot]] (1496–1549<br />
###[[Charles II of Croÿ, 3rd Prince of Chimay]] (1522–1551)<br />
###{{Tree list/final branch}}[[Philippe III de Croÿ|Philippe III of Croÿ, 4th Prince of Chimay]];<br>''married to Jeanne of Halewijn''.<br />
####[[Charles III of Croÿ, 5th Prince of Chimay]];<br>''married to [[Marie de Brimeu]]''<br />
####{{Tree list/final branch}}Anne of Croÿ, Princess of Chimay;<br>''married to [[Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg]]''<br />
{{Tree list/end}}<br />
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=== House of Arenberg ===<br />
{{Tree list}}<br />
[[Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg]];<br>''married to Anne of Croÿ, Princess of Chimay''<br />
##{{Tree list/final branch}}Alexander of Arenberg, 7th Prince of Chimay;<br>''married to Madeleine of Egmont''<br />
{{Tree list/end}}<br />
* Albert of Arenberg, 8th Prince of Chimay (died 1648)<br />
* Philippe of Arenberg, 9th Prince of Chimay (died 1675)<br />
* [[Ernest-Dominique of Arenberg, 10th Prince of Chimay]] (born 1643)<br />
* Anna-Isabella of Arenberg, Princess of Chimay (1616–1658);<br>''married to Eugène de [[House of Hénin|Hénin]], 6th Count of Bossu and Marquess of la Vere''<br />
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=== House of Hénin-Liétard ===<br />
*12 Alexandre Gabriel Joseph de [[House of Hénin|Hénin-Liétard]], prince de Chimay (1681–1745)<br />
*13 Thomas Alexandre Marc Henri de Hénin-Liétard, prince de Chimay (1732–1759)<br />
*14 Thomas Alexandre Marc Maurice de Hénin-Liétard, prince de Chimay (1759–1761)<br />
*15 Philippe Gabriel Maurice Joseph de Hénin-Liétard, prince de Chimay (1736–1804)<br />
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=== House of Riquet de Caraman ===<br />
*16 [[François-Joseph-Philippe de Riquet|François Joseph Philippe de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay]] (1771–1843)<br />
*17 [[Joseph Philippe de Riquet, prince de Chimay|Joseph Philippe de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay]] (1808–1886)<br />
*18 [[Joseph de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay (1836-1892)|Marie Joseph Guy Henry Philippe de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay]] (1836–1892)<br />
*19 [[Marie Joseph Anatole Elie|Marie Joseph Anatole Élie de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay]] (1858–1937)<br />
*20 Joseph Marie Alexandre Pierre Ghislain de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (1921–1990) (renounced his titles)<br />
*21 Élie Marie Charles Pierre Paul de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (1924–1980);<br>''married to [[Élisabeth de Chimay|Élisabeth Manset]]''<br />
*22 Philippe Joseph Marie Jean de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (born 1948)<br />
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==Prince de Chimay ''ad personam'' (1834)==<br />
* Alphonse de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (1810–1865)<br />
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==Prince de Chimay (1865)==<br />
* {{ill|Alphonse de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay|nl|Alphonse de Riquet de Caraman Chimay}} (1844–1928)<br />
* Alphonse de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay (1899–1973)<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Chimay Castle]]<br />
*[[Hôtel de Chimay]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Riquet family}}<br />
* [http://www.eupedia.com/belgium/high_nobility_of_belgium.shtml#Caraman-Chimay Eupedia page about the family]<br />
* [http://www.chateaudechimay.be/ Château de Chimay website - main page]<br />
* [http://www.chateaudechimay.be/?page_id=761&lang=en Château de Chimay website - family history]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234856/http://www.ville-de-chimay.be/decouvrir-chimay/histoire-de-chimay Princes of Chimay - history] {{in lang|fr}}<br />
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[[Category:Princes of Chimay| ]]<br />
[[Category:House of Hénin| ]]<br />
[[Category:Lists of Belgian nobility]]<br />
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