Counts of Ligny explained

The Lords of Ligny, later Counts of Ligny, ruled the fief of Ligny-en-Barrois during the Middle Ages. In 1240, the seigniory of Ligny-en-Barrois was given by Henry II of Bar as the dowry of his daughter Marguerite, who married Henry V of Luxemburg (Henry I of Ligny). Henry bestowed it upon his younger son Waleran in 1281, who was killed at the Battle of Worringen in 1288. In 1364, it was elevated to a county by Guy I, and remained in the Luxembourg family and their descendants (with an interruption 1476 - 1510) until 1719, when it was sold to the Duke of Lorraine by Charles-Francis.

Lords of Ligny

ImageNameLivedReignedEmblemHouseRelationship with predecessor
Henry I1216 – 24 December 12811240 - 24 December 1281 House of LuxembourgFounder of Lordship
Waleran IDied 5 June 128824 December 1281 - 5 June 1288 House of LuxembourgSon of Henry I
Henry IIDied 13035 June 1288 - 1303House of LuxembourgSon of Waleran I
Waleran IIDied 13541303 - 1354House of LuxembourgBrother of Henry II, Son of Waleran I
John IDied 17 May 13641354 - 17 May 1364House of LuxembourgSon of Waleran II

Counts of Ligny

ImageNameLivedReignedEmblemHouseRelationship with predecessor
Guy1340 – 23 August 13711364 - 23 August 1371House of LuxembourgSon of John I
Waleran III1355 – 25 October 14151371 - 25 October 1415House of LuxembourgSon of Guy
Philip IJuly 25, 1404 – 4 August 14301415 - 4 August 1430House of Valois-BurgundyGrandson of Waleran III
JoanDied 18 September 14304 August 1430 - 18 September 1430House of LuxembourgGreat-Aunt of Philip I, Sister of Waleran III
John II1392 – 5 January 144118 September 1430 - 5 January 1441House of LuxembourgNephew of Joan
Louis I1418 – 19 December 14755 January 1441 - 19 December 1475House of LuxembourgNephew of John II
Louis IIDied 14871475 - 1487House of BourbonLegitimized bastard of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
Charles of BourbonDied 15101487 - 1510House of BourbonSon of Louis II
Anthony I1450 – 15191510 - 1519House of LuxembourgSon of Louis I
Charles I1488 - 15301519 - 1530House of LuxembourgSon of Anthony I
Anthony IIDied 8 February 15571530 - 8 February 1557House of LuxembourgSon of Charles I
John IIIDied 1 July 15761557 - 1 July 1576House of LuxembourgSon of Anthony II
Charles II1562 - 16081576 - 1608House of LuxembourgSon of John III
FrançoisDied 16131608 - 1613House of LuxembourgBrother of Charles II, Son of John III
Henry III1583 – 16161613 - 1616House of LuxembourgSon of François
Margaret-Charlotte1607 - 16801616 - 1680House of Luxembourgsecond cousin of Henry III
Madeline-Charlotte1635 – 17011680 - 1701House of Clermont-Tonnerre, House of LuxembourgDaughter of Margaret-Charlotte
Charles-Francis1662 – 17261701 – 1719House of Montmorency, House of LuxembourgSon of Madeline-Charlotte

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