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Emanuel, Prince of Solre, 7th Duke of Croÿ

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Emanuel de Croÿ
Prince of Solre
De Croÿ in a painting commissioned by Louis Philippe I in 1835
7th Duke of Croÿ
Reign1767–1784
SuccessorAnne Emmanuel, 8th Duke of Croÿ
Born23 June 1718
Condé-sur-l'Escaut
Died30 March 1784
Paris
SpouseAngelique d'Harcourt
IssueAnne Emmanuel, 8th Duke of Croÿ
Adelaide de Croÿ, Princesse de Croÿ-Solre
HouseHouse of Croÿ
FatherPhilippe-Alexandre-Emmanuel de Croy
MotherMarie Marguerite, Comtesse de Millendonk, Marquise du Quesnoy
OccupationMarshal of France

Emanuel de Croÿ, Prince of Solre, 7th Duke of Croÿ (23 June 1718 - 30 March 1784) was a French soldier of the 18th century who attained the rank of Marshal of France.

The only son of Philippe-Alexandre-Emmanuel de Croy, he was born a prince of the Holy Roman Empire. After the attempted assassination of King Louis XV by Robert-François Damiens, he was sent to Artois, to investigate and reconstruct the route of the assassin. He was raised to the rank of Marshal of France on 13 June 1783 and he died in Paris on 30 March 1784 at the age of sixty-six.

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