Anthony II, Count of Ligny

Anthony II, Count of Ligny
Spouse(s)	Margaret of Savoy
Noble family	House of Luxembourg
Father	Charles I, Count of Ligny
Mother	Charlotte of Estouteville
Died	8 February 1557(1557-02-08)

Anthony II, Count of Ligny (d. 8 February 1557) was a son of Count Charles I and his wife Charlotte of Estouteville. In 1530, he succeeded his father as count of Ligny and Brienne.

In 1535, he married Margaret, a daughter of René of Savoy, Count of Villars. They had the following children:

John III (d. 1576)
Francis, Duke of Piney-Luxembourg
Anthony (d. 1573)
Henry
Madeleine (d. 1588), married Christophe Jouvenel des Ursins. Marquis de Traînel

Anthony II, Count of Ligny House of Luxembourg Died: 8 February 1557
Preceded by Charles I	Count of Ligny Count of Brienne 1530-1557	Succeeded by John III

Counts of Brienne

House of Brienne	Engelbert I Engelbert II Engelbert III Engelbert IV Walter I Erard I Walter II Erard II Walter III Walter IV John Hugh Walter V Walter VI

House of Enghien	Sohier Walter VII Louis I Margaret with John of Luxemburg

House of Luxemburg	Peter I Louis Peter II Anthony I Charles I Anthony II John II Charles II Louise

House of Loménie	Louise de Béon with Henri-Auguste Louis Henri Nicholas Athanase Louis Marie

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