Charles Philippe de Croÿ

Charles Philippe of Croÿ (1 September 1549 – 23 November 1613 in Burgundy), Marquis of Havré, was a soldier and politician from the Spanish Netherlands.

He fought under the Duke of Alba against William the Silent in 1568 and one year later under King Charles IX of France against the Huguenots.

Charles Philippe was a confidant of King Philip II and became a member of the Council of State in the Low Countries.

In 1579, he was on a mission in Artois with Adolf van Meetkercke when he defected back to the camp of King Philip II.

In 1594, he was sent by Archduke Ernest of Austria to the Imperial Diet at Regensburg as representative of the Burgundian Circle.