Charles I, Count of Ligny
Noble person
1488 – 1530
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Who was Charles I, Count of Ligny?
Charles I, Count of Ligny 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:
Anthony II
Louis III
Jean
George
Guillemette
Françoise
Antoinette
Marie
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- 1488
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- Died
- 1530
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on July 23, 2013
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