title: Charles I, Count of Ligny
text: # Charles I, Count of Ligny
  
  Charles I, Count of Ligny, (1488–1530) was the ruling Count of Ligny and Brienne.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Born as the son of Anthony I, Count of Ligny, and his second wife, Françoise of Croÿ-Chimay. He belonged to the collateral branch of the House of Luxembourg.
  
  ## Biography
  
  In 1519, he succeeded his father as Count of Brienne and Count of Ligny. Charles II, his great-grandson, was imprisoned after buying a copy of William Byrd's Gradualia on the basis of Catholic tensions [needs editing: William Byrd was born in 1539 or 1540].
  
  ## Marriage and issue
  
  In 1510, he married Charlotte of Estouteville; they had the following children:
  
  * Anthony II (d. 8 February 1557)
  * Louis III, Count de Roussy (d. 11 May 1571) married Antoinette d'Amboise (1552); no issue
  * Jean, Bishop of Pamiers (d. 1548)
  * George, Baron de Ghistelles (d. after 30 September 1537)
  * Guillemette married François de Vienne, Baron de Ruffey
  * Françoise (d. 17 June 1566), married firstly to Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden; married secondly to Adolf IV, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden (1518-1556)
  * Antoinette (1525 – 30 September 1603), Abbess of Yerres
  * Marie (d. 15 March 1597), Abbess in Troyes
  
  Charles I, Count of Ligny House of LuxembourgBorn: 1448 Died: 1530 :
  
  | Preceded byAnthony I | Count of Ligny Count of Brienne 1519-1530 | Succeeded byAnthony II |
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