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The '''Lords of Ligny''', later '''Counts of Ligny''', ruled the fief of [[Ligny-en-Barrois]] during the Middle Ages. In 1240, the seigniory of Ligny-en-Barrois was given by [[Henry II of Bar]] as the dowry of his daughter Marguerite, who married [[Henry V of Luxemburg]] (Henry I of Ligny). Henry bestowed it upon his younger son Waleran in 1281, who was killed at the [[Battle of Worringen]] in 1288. In 1364, it was elevated to a county by Guy I, and remained in the Luxembourg family and their descendants (with an interruption 1476&ndash;1510) until 1719, when it was sold to the [[Duke of Lorraine]] by [[Charles-Francis, Count of Ligny|Charles-Francis]].

==Lords of Ligny==

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|-
! style="width:8%;"| Image
! style="width:15%;"| Name
! style="width:8%;"| Lived
! style="width:8%;"| Reigned
! style="width:8%;"| Emblem
! style="width:8%;"| House
! style="width:8%;"| Relationship with predecessor
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Henry Le Blond.jpg|100px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Henry V, Count of Luxembourg|Henry I]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1216 – 24 December 1281
|style="text-align:center;"|1240 - 24 December 1281 
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Arms of the Count of Luxembourg.svg|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|''Founder of Lordship''
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Waleran I of Luxembourg, Lord of Ligny|Waleran I]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Died 5 June 1288
|style="text-align:center;"|24 December 1281 - 5 June 1288 
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Armoiries Luxembourg-Ligny.png|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Son of Henry I
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Henry II of Luxembourg, Lord of Ligny|Henry II]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Died 1303
|style="text-align:center;"|5 June 1288 - 1303
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Armoiries Luxembourg-Ligny.png|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Son of Waleran I
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Waleran II of Luxembourg, Lord of Ligny|Waleran II]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Died 1354
|style="text-align:center;"|1303 - 1354
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Armoiries Luxembourg-Ligny.png|50px]][[File:Berg Arms.svg|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Brother of Henry II, Son of Waleran I
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[John I of Luxembourg, Lord of Ligny|John I]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Died 17 May 1364
|style="text-align:center;"|1354 - 17 May 1364
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Berg Arms.svg|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Son of Waleran II
|}

==Counts of Ligny==

{| style="width:90%;" class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:8%;"| Image
! style="width:15%;"| Name
! style="width:8%;"| Lived
! style="width:8%;"| Reigned
! style="width:8%;"| Emblem
! style="width:8%;"| House
! style="width:8%;"| Relationship with predecessor
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Guy I of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny|Guy]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1340 – 23 August 1371
|style="text-align:center;"|1364 - 23 August 1371
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Berg Arms.svg|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Son of John I
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Waleran III of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny|Waleran III]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1355 – 25 October 1415
|style="text-align:center;"|1371 - 25 October 1415
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Berg Arms.svg|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Son of Guy
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Filip SAint Pol.jpg|100px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Philip I, Duke of Brabant|Philip I]]
|style="text-align:center;"|July 25, 1404 – 4 August 1430
|style="text-align:center;"|1415 - 4 August 1430
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Arms of Philippe de Saint Pol.svg|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Valois-Burgundy]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Grandson of Waleran III
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Joan, Countess of Ligny|Joan]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Died 18 September 1430
|style="text-align:center;"|4 August 1430 - 18 September 1430
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Berg Arms.svg|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Great-Aunt of Philip I, Sister of Waleran III
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Jean II de Luxembourg-Ligny.jpg|100px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny|John II]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1392 – 5 January 1441
|style="text-align:center;"|18 September 1430 - 5 January 1441
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Armoiries Jean de Luxembourg-Ligny.png|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Nephew of Joan
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Louis de Luxembourg, comte de Saint-Paul, connétable de France en 1465.jpg|100px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Louis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol|Louis I]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1418 – 19 December 1475
|style="text-align:center;"|5 January 1441 - 19 December 1475
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Berg Arms.svg|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Nephew of John II
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Louis of Bourbon, Count of Roussillon|Louis II]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Died 1487
|style="text-align:center;"|1475 - 1487
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Blason comte fr Clermont (Bourbon).svg|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Bourbon]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Legitimized bastard of [[Charles I, Duke of Bourbon]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Charles of Bourbon, Count of Roussillon|Charles of Bourbon]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Died 1510
|style="text-align:center;"|1487 - 1510
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Blason comte fr Clermont (Bourbon).svg|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Bourbon]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Son of Louis II
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Anthony I, Count of Ligny|Anthony I]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1450 – 1519
|style="text-align:center;"|1510 - 1519
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Armoiries Luxembourg-Ligny.png|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Son of Louis I
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Charles I, Count of Ligny|Charles I]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1488 - 1530
|style="text-align:center;"|1519 - 1530
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Armoiries Luxembourg-Ligny.png|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Son of Anthony I
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Anthony II, Count of Ligny|Anthony II]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Died 8 February 1557
|style="text-align:center;"|1530 - 8 February 1557
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Armoiries Luxembourg-Ligny.png|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Son of Charles I
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[John III, Count of Ligny|John III]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Died 1 July 1576
|style="text-align:center;"|1557 - 1 July 1576
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Armoiries Luxembourg-Ligny.png|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Son of Anthony II
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Charles II de Luxembourg|Charles II]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1562 - 1608
|style="text-align:center;"|1576 - 1608
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Armoiries Luxembourg-Ligny.png|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Son of John III
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[François de Luxembourg|François]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Died 1613
|style="text-align:center;"|1608 - 1613
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Armoiries Luxembourg-Ligny.png|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Brother of Charles II, Son of John III
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Henri, duc de Piney-Luxembourg|Henry III]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1583 – 1616
|style="text-align:center;"|1613 - 1616
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Armoiries Luxembourg-Ligny.png|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Son of François
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Marguerite Charlotte, duchesse de Piney-Luxembourg|Margaret-Charlotte]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1607 - 1680
|style="text-align:center;"|1616 - 1680
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Armoiries Luxembourg-Ligny.png|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|second cousin of Henry III
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Madeleine-Charlotte de Clermont de Luxembourg|Madeline-Charlotte]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1635 – 1701
|style="text-align:center;"|1680 - 1701
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Blason Clermont-Tonnerre.svg|50px]][[File:Armoiries Luxembourg-Ligny.png|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Counts of Clermont-Tonnerre|House of Clermont-Tonnerre]], [[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Daughter of Margaret-Charlotte
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Charles François, duc de Piney-Luxembourg|Charles-Francis]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1662 – 1726
|style="text-align:center;"|1701 – 1719
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Blason Mathieu II de Montmorency.svg|50px]][[File:Armoiries Luxembourg-Ligny.png|50px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[House of Montmorency]], [[House of Luxembourg]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Son of Madeline-Charlotte
|}

{{chart top|House of Limburg–Arlon/the House of Ligny-Luxemburg, [[Duke of Piney-Luxembourg|Dukes of Piney-Luxembourg]] in France}}
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{{chart| | | | | | | | | ANT |
|ANT=[[Anthony I, Count of Ligny|Anthony I]]<br/>(1450–1519)<br/>Count of Ligny and [[Brienne]]<br/>[[File:Blason de Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|50px]]<br/>(see above)}}
{{chart| | | | | | | | | |!| }}
{{chart| | | | | | | | | CHA |
|CHA=[[Charles I, Count of Ligny|Charles I]]<br/>(1488–1530)<br/>Count of Ligny and [[Brienne]]<br/>[[File:Blason de Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|50px]]}}
{{chart| | | | | | | | | |)|-|-|-|.| }}
{{chart| | | | | | | | | ANT | | LOU |
|ANT=[[Anthony II, Count of Ligny|Anthony II]]<br/>( –1557)<br/>Count of Ligny and [[Brienne]]<br/>[[File:Blason de Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|50px]]
|LOU=Louis III <br/>( -1571)}}
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{{chart| | | | | | | | | JOH | | FRA | | ANT | | HEN |
|JOH=[[John III, Count of Ligny|John III]]<br/>( -1576)<br/>Count of Ligny and [[Brienne]]<br/>[[File:Blason de Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|50px]]
|FRA=Francis<br/>(1542-1613)<br/>cr. 1581 [[Duke of Piney-Luxembourg|Duke of Piney]] <br/>commonly called <br/>"Duke of Piney-Luxembourg"<br/>[[File:Blason famille fr Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|50px]]
|ANT=Anthony<br/> ( -1573)
|HEN=Henry}}
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{{chart| ANT | | CHA | | FRA | | HEN |
|ANT=Antony
|CHA=[[Charles II de Luxembourg|Charles II]]<Br/>(1562-1608)<br/>Count of Ligny and [[Brienne]]<br/>elevated to Duke of Brienne in 1587<br/>[[File:Blason de Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|50px]]
|FRA=[[François de Luxembourg|François]] (1563-1576)<br/>Count of Ligny and [[Brienne]]<br/>elevated to Duke of Brienne in 1587<br/>[[File:Blason de Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|50px]]
|HEN=Henri de Luxembourg<br/>(1583–1616)<br/> 2nd [[Duke of Piney-Luxembourg]]<br/>[[File:Blason famille fr Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|50px]]}}
{{chart| | | | | | | | | |!| | | |!| }}
{{chart| | | | | | | | | HEN | | MAR |
|HEN=Henry III<br/>(1583 – 1616}<br/>Count of Ligny and [[Brienne]]<br/>elevated to Duke of Brienne in 1587<br/>[[File:Blason de Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|50px]]
|MAR=Marguerite-Charlotte de Luxembourg<br/>(1607–1680)<br/>heiress to the title<br/>[[File:Blason famille fr Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|50px]]<br/>1m.Léon d'Albert de Luynes<br/>(1582–1630)<br/> third duc de Piney jure uxoris<br/>2m. Charles-Henri de [[Clermont-Tonnerre]] ( -1674) }}
{{chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | |)|-|-|-|.| }}
{{chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | HEN | | MAD |y| MAR |
|HEN=Henri-Léon d'Albert de Luxembourg<br/>(1630–1697)4th[[Duke of Piney-Luxembourg]]<br/>resigned the peerage in 1661
|MAD=Madeleine-Charlotte de Clermont de Luxembourg<br/>(1635–1701)
|MAR= [[François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg|François-Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville]]<br/> (1628–1695)<br/>comte de Bouteville and sovereign Count of Luxe<br/>5th [[Duke of Piney-Luxembourg]] jure uxoris<br/>cr.[[Duke of Piney-Luxembourg]]<br/>[[Marshal of France]]<br/>called '''Maréchal de Luxembourg'''<br/>[[File:Blason François-Henri de Montmorency-Luxembourg.svg|50px]] }}
{{chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |!| }}
{{chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CHA |
|CHA=[[Duke of Piney-Luxembourg|House of Montmorency-Luxembourg]] and [[:fr:Liste des ducs de Piney-Luxembourg#Maison de Montmorency|here]]|}}
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