Cecile de Croy

Name: Cecile de Croy
Born: 1609
Died: 1636 (childbirth)
Traits: Shy, Reserved, Quiet, Obedient, Meticulous, Plain
Romantic History: None
Husband: Philibert de Valois
Parents: King Philip de Croy and Queen Isabella de Croy
Aspiration: Knowledge
Character Alignment: Neutral
Rang: Princesse du sang

Cecile de Croy was the third daughter and fourth child of King Philip de Croy and his wife, Queen Isabella de Croy.First known as Madame Troisième, she later became Madame Cecile.
Out of her other two sisters, Madame Blanche and Madame Angelique, Sophie is less known. Her birth at  Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye was relatively unremarked. Unlike the other children of King Philip, she was not raised at the Court, but sent to live at the Abbey of Fontevraud.
She has a shy, reserved nature, and was often considered ugly and uninteresting. She is reported to have a phobia of thunder, and it is known that she reacts strongly toward it.
In 1615, it was suggested that she marry her cousin, Ferdinand VI of Spain, as his wife was seriously ill at the time. Despite her illness, though, the Queen of Spain survived.
She does not exercise any influence at the Court, but lets herself be directed by her youngest brother, Léonce, often getting involved in his machinations.

Children
Thibault de Valois (1636)

Léonce de Croy

Name: Léonce de Croy
Born: 1617
Traits: Arrogant, Charismatic, Childish, Intelligent, Curious, Dishonest, Effervescent, Glamorous
Romantic History: Philibert de Valois (lover)
Wife: Henriette Anne d'Angleterre
Parents: King Philip de Croy and Queen Isabella de Croy
Aspiration: Pleasure
Character Alignment: Evil
Rank: Monsieur, Duc d’Orléans

Léonce was born on 21 September 1617 at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. As the son of a ruling king, the infant Philippe held the rank of a Fils de France and ranked immediately behind his older brother Jean-Gaston, Dauphin de France. From birth, Léonce was second in line to the throne of France and was entitled to the style of Royal Highness. After his baptism, Léonce was put in the care of Françoise de Souvré, Marquise de Lansac, who also looked after his older brother.
As a child, the young Prince was acknowledged to be attractive and intelligent. The Marquise d'Albon dubbed him the "prettiest child in the world", while his mother's friend and confidant, Madame de Motteville, later said of Philippe that he displayed a "lively intelligence" early on.
Even if his parents and their entourage tried to discourage the type of tempestuous relationship that usually developed between Princes by preventing Léonce from pursuing ambitions which might prompt rivalry with the future King's goals, the Duke became the center of almost each of the Court's cabals by the time he turned 15.

Children
Frederic de Croy (1635)

Philibert de Valois

Name: Philibert de Valois
Born: 1617
Traits: Opportunistic, Vain, Lustful, Gallant, Charismatic, Intelligent, Contemptuous
Romantic History: Léonce de Croy (lover), Cecile de Croy (wife)
Wife: None
Parents: Maximilian de Valois and Françoise de Valois
Aspiration: Knowledge
Character Alignment: Evil
Rang: Baron

Said to be as beautiful as an angel, Philibert de Valois was the third son of the Baron and Baroness de Valois. The member of an old noble family, in 1632, when he was 15, Philibert became the lover of Léonce de Croy, the Duke of Orléans and younger brother of Jean-Gaston de Croy, the Crown Prince.
After the old Baron's death, Prince Léonce invited his lover at the Court, where Philibert found an atmosphere congenial to his talents for intrigue, gallantry and pleasure. There, from various small diplomatic missions he succeeded in obtaining considerable profits, being destitute, and having no scruples whenever money was in question.

Children
Thibault de Valois (1636)