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John III, Count of Ligny

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Spouse(s)
  
Wilhelmina of Boullion

Noble family
  
House of Luxembourg


Mother
  
Margaret of Savoy

Name
  
John Count

Father
  
Anthony II, Count of Ligny

Died
  
1 July 1576(1576-07-01)

John III, Count of Ligny (d. 1 July 1576) was the eldest son of Count Anthony II and his wife Margaret of Savoy. He succeeded his father as Count of Brienne and Ligny in 1557.

John married Wilhelmina (d. 1592), the daughter of Duke Robert IV of Bouillon. Together, they had the following children:

  • Anthony
  • Charles II (1562-1608), his successor, elevated to Duke of Brienne in 1587
  • Margaret (1562-1566)
  • Francis (1563-1576)
  • Diana (d. 1624), married:
    1. Louis of Plusquelec, Count of Kerman
    2. Justus of Pontailler, Baron of Pleurs
  • Louise (1567-1647), married:
    1. Baron George of Casaubon
    2. Bernard of Béon, Seigneur de Massez

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