Waleran I, Lord of Ligny


Waleran I of Luxembourg was since 1281 Lord of Ligny and La Roche.
He was the second son of Henry V, Count of Luxembourg and Margaret of Bar.
He married Jeanne, Dame de Beaurevoir, and had:
He was killed together with his brother Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg in the Battle of Worringen against John I, Duke of Brabant. His eldest son, Henry II of Ligny, succeeded him.
Waleran of Luxembourg is one of the protagonists in Le Tournoi de Chauvency by trouvère Jacques Bretel.