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John II of Luxembourg | |
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Count of Ligny, Count of Guise, Lord of Beauvoir and Richebourg | |
Predecessor | Joan |
Successor | Louis, Count of Saint-Pol |
Born | 1392 |
Died | 5 January 1441 Guise, France |
Buried | Cambrai Cathedral |
Family | House of Luxembourg |
Spouse | Joan of Béthune (m. 1418) |
Father | John of Luxembourg I |
Mother | Margaret of Brienne |
John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny (1392 – 5 January 1441) was a French nobleman and soldier, a younger son of John of Luxembourg, Lord of Beauvoir, and Marguerite of Enghien.[1] His older brother Peter received his mother's fiefs, including the County of Brienne, while John received Beaurevoir. He married Jeanne de Béthune, Viscountess of Meaux,[1] widow of Robert of Bar, on 23 November 1418, and became step-father to Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons. He and Jeanne de Béthune had no children.[1]