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John I, Lord of Ligny
John I, Lord of Ligny
Lord of Ligny, La Roche, Beauvoir and Roussy
Reign	1354–1364
Predecessor	Waleran II
Successor	Guy I
Born	1313
Died	17 May 1364 (aged 50–51)
Spouse	Alix of Dampierre
Issue	Marie of Luxembourg; John, Lord of Roussy; Guy I, Count of Ligny ; John, Archbishop of Strasbourg ; Johanna of Luxembourg
House	Luxembourg
Father	Waleran II of Luxembourg, Lord of Ligny
Mother	Guyotte of Lille

John I, Lord of Ligny

Nobleman

John I of Luxembourg (French: Jean I^er de Luxembourg; died: 17 May 1364), was a Lord of Ligny, Beauvoir, Roussy and La Roche from the House of Luxembourg. He was a son of Lord Waleran II and his wife, Guyotte of Lille. He was a 3rd generation descendant of Henry V, Count of Luxembourg.

Quick Facts Reign, Predecessor ...

Around 1330 he married Alix of Dampierre (d. 1346), the heiress of Guy of Dampierre-Richebourg. Their children were:

Marie, married in 1347 to Count Henry of Vaudémont (d. 1365)
John (d. 1360/61), Lord of Roussy, and priest
Guy I (d. 22 August 1371), Count of Ligny and St. Pol
John (d. 4 April 1373), Bishop of Strasbourg from 1365 to 1369 and Archbishop of Mainz from 1371 to 1373
Johanna (d. 1392), married Count Guy V of Saint-Pol (d. 1360)

John I, Lord of Ligny House of Luxembourg-Ligny Died: 17 May 1364
Preceded by Waleran II	Lord of Ligny 1354–1364	Succeeded by Guy I

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