Counts of Ligny
The Lords of Ligny, later Counts of Ligny, ruled the fief of Ligny-en-Barrois during the Middle Ages. In 1240, the seigniory of Ligny-en-Barrois was given by Henry II of Bar as the dowry of his daughter Marguerite, who married Henry V of Luxemburg (Henry I of Ligny). Henry bestowed it upon his younger son Waleran in 1281, who was killed at the Battle of Worringen in 1288. In 1364, it was elevated to a county by Guy I, and remained in the Luxembourg family and their descendants (with an interruption 1476–1510) until 1719, when it was sold to the Duke of Lorraine by Charles-Francis.
Lords of Ligny
| Image | Name | Lived | Reigned | Emblem | House | Relationship with predecessor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Henry I | 1216 – 24 December 1281 | 1240 - 24 December 1281 | 
|
House of Luxembourg | Founder of Lordship |
| Waleran I | Died 5 June 1288 | 24 December 1281 - 5 June 1288 | 
|
House of Luxembourg | Son of Henry I | |
| Henry II | Died 1303 | 5 June 1288 - 1303 |
|
House of Luxembourg | Son of Waleran I | |
| Waleran II | Died 1354 | 1303 - 1354 | 
|
House of Luxembourg | Brother of Henry II, Son of Waleran I | |
| John I | Died 17 May 1364 | 1354 - 17 May 1364 |
|
House of Luxembourg | Son of Waleran II |
Counts of Ligny
| Image | Name | Lived | Reigned | Emblem | House | Relationship with predecessor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy | 1340 – 23 August 1371 | 1364 - 23 August 1371 |
|
House of Luxembourg | Son of John I | |
| Waleran III | 1355 – 25 October 1415 | 1371 - 25 October 1415 |
|
House of Luxembourg | Son of Guy | |
|
Philip I | July 25, 1404 – 4 August 1430 | 1415 - 4 August 1430 | 
|
House of Valois-Burgundy | Grandson of Waleran III |
| Joan | Died 18 September 1430 | 4 August 1430 - 18 September 1430 |
|
House of Luxembourg | Great-Aunt of Philip I, Sister of Waleran III | |
|
John II | 1392 – 5 January 1441 | 18 September 1430 - 5 January 1441 | 
|
House of Luxembourg | Nephew of Joan |
|
Louis I | 1418 – 19 December 1475 | 5 January 1441 - 19 December 1475 |
|
House of Luxembourg | Nephew of John II |
| Louis II | Died 1487 | 1475 - 1487 | 
|
House of Bourbon | Legitimized bastard of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon | |
| Charles of Bourbon | Died 1510 | 1487 - 1510 |
|
House of Bourbon | Son of Louis II | |
| Anthony I | 1450 – 1519 | 1510 - 1519 |
|
House of Luxembourg | Son of Louis I | |
| Charles I | 1488 - 1530 | 1519 - 1530 |
|
House of Luxembourg | Son of Anthony I | |
| Anthony II | Died 8 February 1557 | 1530 - 8 February 1557 |
|
House of Luxembourg | Son of Charles I | |
| John III | Died 1 July 1576 | 1557 - 1 July 1576 |
|
House of Luxembourg | Son of Anthony II | |
| Charles II | 1562 - 1608 | 1576 - 1608 |
|
House of Luxembourg | Son of John III | |
| Francis | Died 1613 | 1608 - 1613 |
|
House of Luxembourg | Brother of Charles II, Son of John III | |
| Henry III | 1583 – 1616 | 1613 - 1616 |
|
House of Luxembourg | Son of Francis | |
| Margaret-Charlotte | 1607 - 1680 | 1616 - 1680 |
|
House of Luxembourg | Daughter of Henry III | |
| Madeline-Charlotte | 1635 – 1701 | 1680 - 1701 | 
|
House of Clermont-Tonnerre, House of Luxembourg | Daughter of Margaret-Charlotte | |
| Charles-Francis | 1662 – 1726 | 1701 – 1719 | 
|
House of Montmorency, House of Luxembourg | Son of Madeline-Charlotte |