Charles I, Count of Ligny [SEP] father
Charles I, Count of Ligny
Charles I, Count of Ligny (1488–1530) was a son of Anthony I, Count of Ligny and his second wife, Françoise van Croÿe-Chimay. In 1519, he succeeded his father as Count of Brienne and Count of Ligny. He 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
Anthony II, Count of Ligny
Anthony II, Count of Ligny (d. 8 February 1557) was a son of Count Charles I and his wife Charlotte of Estouteville. In 1530, he succeeded his father as count of Ligny and Brienne.
In 1535, he married Margaret, a daughter of René of Savoy, Count of Villars. They had the following children:
- John III (d. 1576)
- Francis, Duke of Piney-Luxembourg
- Anthony (d. 1573)
- Henry