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Charles de Croÿ Prince of Chimay (Dutch: Karel van Croij; 1506 – 11 December 1564) was a bishop of the See of Tournai in present-day Belgium from 1524 until 1564.Charles was born in 1506 as a member of the House of Croÿ. He was a nephew of William de Croÿ Lord of Chièvres (1458-1521) and a brother of William de Croÿ Archbishop of Toledo (1498-1521). He matriculated at the University of Louvain in 1523.

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