Anthony I, Count of Ligny

Anthony I, Count of Ligny

Coat of arms of Luxembourg-Ligny
Spouse(s) Antoinette of Bauffremont
Françoise of Croÿ-Chimay
Gilette de Coétivy
Noble family House of Luxemburg
Father Louis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol
Mother Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons
Born 1450
Died 1519

Anthony I, Count of Ligny (1450  1519) was the youngest son of Louis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol and his wife, Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons. In 1482, he inherited the County of Brienne from his brother Peter II, Count of Saint-Pol. After the death of Charles of Bourbon in 1510, Anthony inherited the County of Ligny, which thereby fell back to the House of Luxemburg.

Marriage and issue

He married three times:

By his mistress, Peronne de Machefert, he had an illegitimate son, Antoine of Luxembourg, Bastard of Brienne (1480- 1538), who married and had issue (last male descendant John III of Chapelle died in 1670).

Anthony I, Count of Ligny
Born: 1450 Died: 1519
Preceded by
Charles
as Charles of Bourbon
Count of Ligny Succeeded by
Charles I
as Charles of
Luxembourg-Ligny