John II, Count of Ligny

John II of Luxembourg
Count of Ligny, Count of Guise, Lord of Beauvoir and Richebourg
PredecessorJoan
SuccessorLouis, Count of Saint-Pol
Born1392
Died5 January 1441
Guise, France
BuriedCambrai Cathedral
FamilyHouse of Luxembourg
SpouseJoan of Béthune (m. 1418)
FatherJohn of Luxembourg I
MotherMargaret 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]

  1. ^ a b c de Wavrin 2012, p. 137.

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