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 predecessorHenry I1216 – 24 December 12811240 - 24 December 1281 House of LuxembourgFounder of LordshipWaleran IDied 5 June 128824 December 1281 - 5 June 1288 House of LuxembourgSon of Henry IHenry IIDied 13035 June 1288 - 1303House of LuxembourgSon of Waleran IWaleran IIDied 13541303 - 1354House of LuxembourgBrother of Henry II, Son of Waleran IJohn IDied 17 May 13641354 - 17 May 1364House of LuxembourgSon of Waleran II
Counts of Ligny
Image Name Lived Reigned Emblem House Relationship with predecessorGuy1340 – 23 August 13711364 - 23 August 1371House of LuxembourgSon of John IWaleran III1355 – 25 October 14151371 - 25 October 1415House of LuxembourgSon of GuyPhilip IJuly 25, 1404 – 4 August 14301415 - 4 August 1430House of Valois-BurgundyGrandson of Waleran IIIJoanDied 18 September 14304 August 1430 - 18 September 1430House of LuxembourgGreat-Aunt of Philip I, Sister of Waleran IIIJohn II1392 – 5 January 144118 September 1430 - 5 January 1441House of LuxembourgNephew of JoanLouis I1418 – 19 December 14755 January 1441 - 19 December 1475House of LuxembourgNephew of John IILouis IIDied 14871475 - 1487House of BourbonLegitimized bastard of Charles I, Duke of BourbonCharles of BourbonDied 15101487 - 1510House of BourbonSon of Louis IIAnthony I1450 – 15191510 - 1519House of LuxembourgSon of Louis ICharles I1488 - 15301519 - 1530House of LuxembourgSon of Anthony IAnthony IIDied 8 February 15571530 - 8 February 1557House of LuxembourgSon of Charles IJohn IIIDied 1 July 15761557 - 1 July 1576House of LuxembourgSon of Anthony IICharles II1562 - 16081576 - 1608House of LuxembourgSon of John IIIFrançoisDied 16131608 - 1613House of LuxembourgBrother of Charles II, Son of John IIIHenry III1583 – 16161613 - 1616House of LuxembourgSon of FrançoisMargaret-Charlotte1607 - 16801616 - 1680House of Luxembourgsecond cousin of Henry IIIMadeline-Charlotte1635 – 17011680 - 1701House of Clermont-Tonnerre, House of LuxembourgDaughter of Margaret-CharlotteCharles-Francis1662 – 17261701 – 1719House of Montmorency, House of LuxembourgSon of Madeline-Charlotte