Charles I, Count of Ligny
Charles I, Count of Ligny, 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 .Marriage and issue
In 1510, he married Charlotte of Estouteville; they had the following children:- Anthony II
- Louis III, Count de Roussy married Antoinette d'Amboise ; no issue
- Jean, Bishop of Pamiers
- George, Baron de Ghistelles
- Guillemette married François de Vienne, Baron de Ruffey
- Françoise, married firstly to Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden; married secondly to Adolf IV, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden
- Antoinette, Abbess of Yerres
- Marie, Abbess in Troyes