Jean II de Croÿ

In 1436, Jean commanded the Burgundian-Flemish army that besieged Calais and was blamed for the complete failure of the expedition.

During the Revolt of Ghent (1449–1453), he lifted the siege of Oudenaarde and in 1453, he defeated William I of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel at Thionville, securing the Duchy of Luxembourg for Burgundy.

Jean had a great influence on Philip the Good, for which he was hated by Charles the Bold.

When Charles the Bold came to power in 1465, he exiled Jean, as well as his son Philip I of Croÿ-Chimay and his brother Antoine I de Croÿ.

Jean was the progenitor of the only line of the House of Croÿ extant today, that of Croÿ-Solre.