Charles I, Count of Ligny
# Charles I, Count of Ligny

Charles I, Count of Ligny, (1488–1530) was the ruling Count of Ligny and Brienne.

## Early life

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.

## Biography

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].

## Marriage and issue

In 1510, he married Charlotte of Estouteville; they had the following children:

* Anthony II (d. 8 February 1557)
* Louis III, Count de Roussy (d. 11 May 1571) married Antoinette d'Amboise (1552); no issue
* Jean, Bishop of Pamiers (d. 1548)
* George, Baron de Ghistelles (d. after 30 September 1537)
* Guillemette married François de Vienne, Baron de Ruffey
* Françoise (d. 17 June 1566), married firstly to Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden; married secondly to Adolf IV, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden (1518-1556)
* Antoinette (1525 – 30 September 1603), Abbess of Yerres
* Marie (d. 15 March 1597), Abbess in Troyes

Charles I, Count of Ligny House of LuxembourgBorn: 1448 Died: 1530 :

| Preceded byAnthony I | Count of Ligny Count of Brienne 1519-1530 | Succeeded byAnthony II |
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