Charles I, Count of Ligny

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

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. 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].

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

• Anthony II (d. 8 February 1557)
• Louis III (d. 11 May 1571)
• Jean (d. 1548)
• George (d. after 30 September 1537)
• Guillemette
• Françoise (d. 17 June 1566), married to Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden, through her great-great-great granddaughter Princess Maria Anna of Baden-Baden, 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.
• Antoinette (1525 – 30 September 1603)
• Marie (d. 15 March 1597)