Charles I, Count of Ligny | |
Noble Family: | House of Luxembourg |
Father: | Anthony I, Count of Ligny |
Mother: | Françoise of Croÿ-Chimay |
Spouse: | Charlotte of Estouteville |
Birth Date: | 1488 |
Death Date: | 1530 |
Charles I, Count of Ligny, (1488–1530) was the ruling Count of Ligny and Brienne.
Born as the son of Anthony I, Count of Ligny, and his second wife, Françoise of Croÿ-Chimay. He belonged to the collateral branch of the House of Luxembourg.
In 1519, he succeeded his father as Count of Brienne and Count of Ligny. Charles II, his great-grandson, was imprisoned after buying a copy of William Byrd's Gradualia on the basis of Catholic tensions [needs editing: William Byrd was born in 1539 or 1540].
In 1510, he married Charlotte of Estouteville; they had the following children: