Background
Charles was born in 1506 as a member of the House of Croÿ.
Charles was born in 1506 as a member of the House of Croÿ.
He matriculated at the University of Louvain in 1523. A biography of Pierre Cotrel, vicar-general of the Diocese of Tournai from 1497 to 1545, mentions Charles, as do materials describing a château he built in the village of Moorsel in 1546. He was Abbot of Affligem Abbey between 1521-1564.