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Charles I, Count of Ligny

Charles I, Count of Ligny
Spouse(s) Charlotte of Estouteville
Noble family House of Luxembourg
Father Anthony I, Count of Ligny
Mother Françoise of Croÿ-Chimay
Born 1488
Died 1530

Charles I, Count of Ligny (1488-1530) was a son of Anthony I, Count of Ligny and his second wife, Françoise van Croÿe-Chimay. In 1519, he succeeded his father as Count of Brienne and Count of Ligny. He was imprisoned after buying a copy of William Byrd's Gradualia on the basis of Catholic tensions.

In 1510, he married Charlotte of Estouteville; they had the following children:



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