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Anthony I, Count of Ligny

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Anthony I, Count of Ligny
Coat of arms of Luxembourg-Ligny
Born1450
Died1519 (aged 68–69)
Noble familyHouse of Luxemburg
Spouse(s)Antoinette of Bauffremont
Françoise of Croÿ-Chimay
Gilette de Coétivy
FatherLouis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol
MotherJeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons

Anthony I, Count of Ligny (1450–1519) was the youngest son of Louis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol and his wife, Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons. In 1482, he inherited the County of Brienne from his brother Peter II, Count of Saint-Pol. After the death of Charles of Bourbon in 1510, Anthony inherited the County of Ligny, which thereby fell back to the House of Luxembourg.

Marriage and issue

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His name originates from the fact that he was an 8th generation descendant of Henry V, Count of Luxembourg, and thus belonged to the french branch of the House of Luxembourg.

He married three times:

By his mistress, Peronne de Machefert, he had an illegitimate son, Antoine of Luxembourg, Bastard of Brienne (1480–1538), who married and had issue (last male descendant John III of Chapelle died in 1670).

Anthony I, Count of Ligny
Born: 1450 Died: 1519
Preceded byas Charles of Bourbon Count of Ligny
1482–1519
Succeeded byas Charles of
Luxembourg-Ligny