House of Coligny
# House of Coligny

The House of Coligny was the name of an old and important French noble family, originating from the Bresse region of France. Their bloodline ended in 1694.

## Titles

At various points in times, the House of Coligny held the following titles:

* seigneurs de Cuchet (Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey)
* de Meillonnas
* de Saint-Denis
* de Varey (Saint-Jean-le-Vieux)

## Members

Members of the family include:

* Hugues de Coligny, knight and lord of Coligny-le-Neuf and other lordships, military commander and landholder in Greece after the Fourth Crusade, killed in the Battle of Serres (1205)
* Gaspard I de Coligny, comte de Coligny, seigneur de Châtillon (1465/1470–1522), known as the Marshal of Châtillon
   * Gaspard II de Coligny (1519–1572), Seigneur (Lord) de Châtillon, admiral of France and Protestant leader
      * François de Coligny (1557–1591), comte de Coligny and seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Loing, a Protestant general during the Wars of Religion
         * Gaspard III de Coligny (1584–1646), comte de Coligny and seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Loing, then duc de Coligny, marquis d'Andelot, Peer of France and Marshal of France (1622), a Protestant general
   * Odet de Coligny (1517–1571), French cardinal of Châtillon, bishop of Beauvais
   * François de Coligny d'Andelot (1521–1569), one of the leaders of French Protestantism during the French Wars of Religion
* Jean de Coligny-Saligny (1617–1686), French nobleman and army commander

## Family tree

vteColigny family tree :

Guillaume de MontmorencyAnne Pot

Gaspard ILouise de MontmorencyAnne de MontmorencyMadeleine of Savoy

Charlotte de LavalGaspard IIOdetFrançoisFrançois de MontmorencyHenriCharles de Montmorency-Damville

LouiseFrançoisCharlesPaul de Coligny [fr]

Frederick Henry, Prince of OrangeGaspard IIIGuy XX de Laval

William II of OrangeGaspard IV de Coligny [fr]HenrietteAnneGeorge II of Württemberg-Montbéliard

William III of EnglandEleonoreLeopold :

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