Biography of John Luxemburg II Count Ligny 1392-1441

Paternal Family Tree: Luxemburg

John Luxemburg II Count Ligny was appointed II Count Ligny.

Around 1387 [his father] John Luxemburg Count St Pol (age 17) and [his mother] Margaret Brienne (age 22) were married. He the son of Guy of Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol and Ligny and Mathilde Chatillon Countess Saint Pol. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1392 John Luxemburg II Count Ligny was born to John Luxemburg Count St Pol (age 22) and Margaret Brienne (age 27).

In 1397 [his father] John Luxemburg Count St Pol (age 27) died.

On 23 Nov 1418 John Luxemburg II Count Ligny (age 26) and Jeanne de Béthune Viscountess Béthune (age 21) were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1430 John Luxemburg II Count Ligny (age 38) sold Joan of Arc to the English for 10,000 livres.

Capture of Joan of Arc at the Siege of Compiègne

On 23 May 1430 Joan of Arc (age 18) was captured during the Siege of Compiègne. John Luxemburg II Count Ligny (age 38) commanded the rear-guard. Philip "Good" Valois III Duke Burgundy (age 33) fought.

On 05 Jan 1441 John Luxemburg II Count Ligny (age 49) died at Guise, Aisne.

In 1450 [his former wife] Jeanne de Béthune Viscountess Béthune (age 53) died.

Ancestors of John Luxemburg II Count Ligny 1392-1441

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur

Great x 3 Grandfather: Waleran I of Luxemburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Waleran II of Luxemburg 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Dame Beaurevoir

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Luxemburg Lord of Ligby 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

GrandFather: Guy of Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol and Ligny 8 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Dampierre Count Flanders 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guillaume Dampierre 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Bethune

Great x 2 Grandfather: Guy of Dampierre Richebourg 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Raoul II de Clermont 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alix Clermont 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alix Capet I Viscountess Châteaudun

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alix Dampierre 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Father: John Luxemburg Count St Pol 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Chatillon I Count Blois V Count Saint Pol

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Chatillon III Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Avesnes 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant

Great x 1 Grandfather: Jean Chatillon Count Saint Pol Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "The Red" Capet I Duke Brittany 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Capet II Duke Brittany 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche "Navarre" Blois Duchess Brittany 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Capet Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Plantagenet Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England

GrandMother: Mathilde Chatillon Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Enguerrand Ingleram Fiennes

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fiennes

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Provence

Great x 2 Grandfather: Jean Fiennes 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaumont 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Beaumont 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Chateaudun

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jeanne Fiennes 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dampierre II Count Flanders

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Dampierre Count Flanders 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabelle Dampierre 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

John Luxemburg II Count Ligny 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

GrandFather: Louis Count of Enghien

Mother: Margaret Brienne

Royal Ancestors of John Luxemburg II Count Ligny 1392-1441

Ancestors of John Luxemburg II Count Ligny 1392-1441