The Counts of Saintignon were a Lotharingian noble family from Verdun.
According to tradition, Jehan Saincte came from the Verdun family of De la Porte, and is supposed to have defended Castle Viumbay successfully against Jacques de Revigny in 1293. Heavily injured, he cried out "d’Ugnon, d’Ugnon", and this cry became his name. Claude-Martin Saugrain wrote in 1726, the Saintignons were the most respected family of Verdun due to their age and numerous charitable gifts. The De Saintignon family produced numerous clergymen and officers up until the 19th century.
Antonia Luzia of Saintignon, Abbess of Differdange
Claude-Christophe de Saintignon, lord at Réding and Eich (now part of Réding).
Marie-Joseph de Saintignon (1727-1806), lord at Réding and Eich, builder of the Hôtel de Saintignon in Sarrebourg
Eric de Saintignon, lord at Villers-le-Preudhomme
Joseph Graf von Saintignon (1720-1779), commander of a dragoon regiment
Carl Graf von Saintignon, commander of a cuirassier regiment
Franz Graf von Saintignon, imperial Lieutenant-General Field Marshal
Joseph de Saintignon (died 1795), Abbot at Notre-Saveur
Fernand de Saintignon (1846-1921), iron furnace proprietor and officer of the Légion d'Honneur
Pierre de Saintignon (born 1948), French politician, vice-president of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Philippe Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon (born 1949), French politician
John Saintignon (born 1965), professional basketball coach. Descendent of the De Saintignon family.
Angelica Saintignon (born 1979), wife of John Saintignon, former professor of the Spanish language, and currently a nurse.
Vicente Saintignon (born 1999), currently a high school student at Mater Dei High school in the U.S. and a Black Belt in the Sho-Rin-Ryu karate martial arts style. Descendent of the De Saintignon family.
Sebastian Saintignon (2002), currently a student in the U.S. and a Black Belt in the Sho-Rin-Ryu karate martial arts style. Descendent of the De Saintignon family.
The Lotharingian communes of Hartzviller, Puxe, Vandelainville and the Rhineland-Palatinate municipality of Wolsfeld still show parts of the coats of arms of their former masters, the Saintignon family, on their local coats of arms.
Family members were lords of various fiefs in Lotharingia at times under the Ancien Régime:
Avrainville
Barville
Belleville
Boinville-en-Woëvre
Brainville
Cône
Eich (now part of Réding)
Esnes
Germonville
Fromeréville
Grand-Failly
Hartzviller
Hermelange
Jeandelize
Mureau
Nitting
Puxe
Réding
Rogéville
Vandelainville
Villers-les-Prud'homme
Wolsfeld
