Counts of Ligny

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 edit

Name	Lived	Reigned	House	Relationship with predecessor
Henry I	1216 – 24 December 1281	1240 - 24 December 1281	House of Luxembourg	Founder of Lordship
Waleran I	Died 5 June 1288	24 December 1281 - 5 June 1288	House of Luxembourg	Son of Henry I
Henry II	Died 1303	5 June 1288 - 1303	House of Luxembourg	Son of Waleran I
Waleran II	Died 1354	1303 - 1354	House of Luxembourg	Brother of Henry II, Son of Waleran I
John I	Died 17 May 1364	1354 - 17 May 1364	House of Luxembourg	Son of Waleran II

Counts of Ligny edit

Name	Lived	Reigned	House	Relationship with predecessor
Guy	1340 – 23 August 1371	1364 - 23 August 1371	House of Luxembourg	Son of John I
Waleran III	1355 – 25 October 1415	1371 - 25 October 1415	House of Luxembourg	Son of Guy
Philip I	July 25, 1404 – 4 August 1430	1415 - 4 August 1430	House of Valois-Burgundy	Grandson of Waleran III
Joan	Died 18 September 1430	4 August 1430 - 18 September 1430	House of Luxembourg	Great-Aunt of Philip I, Sister of Waleran III
John II	1392 – 5 January 1441	18 September 1430 - 5 January 1441	House of Luxembourg	Nephew of Joan
Louis I	1418 – 19 December 1475	5 January 1441 - 19 December 1475	House of Luxembourg	Nephew of John II
Louis II	Died 1487	1475 - 1487	House of Bourbon	Legitimized bastard of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
Charles of Bourbon	Died 1510	1487 - 1510	House of Bourbon	Son of Louis II
Anthony I	1450 – 1519	1510 - 1519	House of Luxembourg	Son of Louis I
Charles I	1488 - 1530	1519 - 1530	House of Luxembourg	Son of Anthony I
Anthony II	Died 8 February 1557	1530 - 8 February 1557	House of Luxembourg	Son of Charles I
John III	Died 1 July 1576	1557 - 1 July 1576	House of Luxembourg	Son of Anthony II
Charles II	1562 - 1608	1576 - 1608	House of Luxembourg	Son of John III
François	Died 1613	1608 - 1613	House of Luxembourg	Brother of Charles II, Son of John III
Henry III	1583 – 1616	1613 - 1616	House of Luxembourg	Son of François
Margaret-Charlotte	1607 - 1680	1616 - 1680	House of Luxembourg	second cousin of Henry III
Madeline-Charlotte	1635 – 1701	1680 - 1701	House of Clermont-Tonnerre, House of Luxembourg	Daughter of Margaret-Charlotte
Charles-Francis	1662 – 1726	1701 – 1719	House of Montmorency, House of Luxembourg	Son of Madeline-Charlotte

House of Limburg–Arlon/the House of Ligny-Luxemburg, Dukes of Piney-Luxembourg in France

Anthony I
(1450–1519)
Count of Ligny and Brienne

(see above)

Charles I
(1488–1530)
Count of Ligny and Brienne

Anthony II
( –1557)
Count of Ligny and Brienne

Louis III
( -1571)

John III
( -1576)
Count of Ligny and Brienne

Francis
(1542-1613)
cr. 1581 Duke of Piney
commonly called
"Duke of Piney-Luxembourg"

Anthony
( -1573)

Henry

Antony

Charles II
(1562-1608)
Count of Ligny and Brienne
elevated to Duke of Brienne in 1587

François (1563-1576)
Count of Ligny and Brienne
elevated to Duke of Brienne in 1587

Henri de Luxembourg
(1583–1616)
2nd Duke of Piney-Luxembourg

Henry III
(1583 – 1616}
Count of Ligny and Brienne
elevated to Duke of Brienne in 1587

Marguerite-Charlotte de Luxembourg
(1607–1680)
heiress to the title

1m.Léon d'Albert de Luynes
(1582–1630)
third duc de Piney jure uxoris
2m. Charles-Henri de Clermont-Tonnerre ( -1674)

Henri-Léon d'Albert de Luxembourg
(1630–1697)4thDuke of Piney-Luxembourg
resigned the peerage in 1661

Madeleine-Charlotte de Clermont de Luxembourg
(1635–1701)

François-Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville
(1628–1695)
comte de Bouteville and sovereign Count of Luxe
5th Duke of Piney-Luxembourg jure uxoris
cr.Duke of Piney-Luxembourg
Marshal of France
called Maréchal de Luxembourg

House of Montmorency-Luxembourg and here