Noble family House of Luxemburg Name Anthony Count | Died 1519 | |
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Spouse(s) Antoinette of BauffremontFrancoise of Croy-ChimayGilette de Coetivy Father Louis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol Mother Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons Parents Louis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons Grandparents Margaret of Baux, Peter I of Luxembourg Great-grandparents Henry of Bar, Margaret, Countess of Brienne | ||
Children Charles I, Count of Ligny |
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
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).
References
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