Anthony I, Count of Ligny

Anthony I, Count of Ligny
Coat of arms of Luxembourg-Ligny
Born	1450
Died	1519 (aged 68–69)
Noble family	House of Luxemburg
Spouse(s)	Antoinette of Bauffremont Françoise of Croÿ-Chimay Gilette de Coétivy
Father	Louis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol
Mother	Jeanne 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 Luxemburg.

Marriage and issue[]

His name originates from the fact that he was a 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:

• Antoinette (d. 1490), the daughter of Peter of Bauffremont and mother of:
  • Philiberta, married in 1495 to John IV of Chalon-Arlay, Prince of Orange
• Françoise of Croÿ-Chimay, the daughter of Philip I of Croÿ-Chimay and mother of:
  • Charles (1488–1530), his successor as Count of Ligny, through whose granddaughter Franziska of Luxemburg, famous descendants were produced which includes: Queen Mary of Great Britain, Alexander I and Nicholas I of Russia, Queen Anna Paulowna of the Netherlands from whom the current Dutch royal family is descended, German Emperor William II, Charles Napoléon, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and Juan Carlos I of Spain.
• Gilette de Coétivy

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).

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