Anthony I, Count of Ligny
Anthony I, Count of Ligny 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:
- Antoinette, 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, 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, who married and had issue.
