Antoine I de Croÿ, Comte de Porcéan

Who was Antoine I de Croÿ, Comte de Porcéan?

Antoine I de Croÿ, Seigneur de Croÿ, Renty and Le Roeulx, Count of Porcéan was a member of the House of Croÿ.

Antoine was the eldest surviving son and heir of Jean I de Croÿ and Marie de Craon, and was a key figure in 15th-century French politics. In 1452, he secured for himself the post of Governor General of the Netherlands and Luxembourg and presided over the pro-French party at the court of Philip the Good. He was also one of the judges at the trial for treason in 1458 of John II of Alençon.

Like his father, he led French and Burgundian armies against Liege and distinguished himself at the Battle of Brouwershaven fighting against the English. While on a mission to the court of Duke of Berry, he was implicated in the assassination of Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans and as a consequence suffered torture in the Château de Blois.