House of Ligne

The house (de) Ligne is a uradeliges high noble family from Belgium.

History

The origins lie in the 11th century as the local lords have taken the name of their territory Ligne. The lords of Ligne were followers of the Counts of Hainaut and were present at various Crusades. A Gautier de Ligne and a Flastre de Ligne in 1214 fought in the Battle of Bouvines against the French king and had to buy then free from captivity. In the 12th century it was collected barons. Other surveys in the high nobility were in the 16th century Earl of Fauquemberg and princes of Épinoy.

After the extinction of the Counts of Arenberg out of the house of the Counts of Mark Johann founded by Ligne in 1547 due to his marriage with Marguerite de Marck - Arenberg the so-called Third Haus Arenberg (the second was after the extinction of the original Arenberger the house Mark provided).

In 1543, Jacob de Ligne, was the ambassador of Charles V, the Pope was raised to the imperial counts. Through his wife Marie the reigns Wassenaer, Valkenburg and bailey came to the house Ligne. Lamoraal I. de Ligne (1563-1624) from the main line was promoted to Prince of Ligne and the princes of the empire. Linked to this, however, was not an empire state stem. The house Ligne remained Catholic during the Eighty Years' War and was loyal to the Habsburgs. Claude Lamoraal I was Viceroy of Sicily and governor of Milan before he became ill and mentally. Claude Lamoraal II was an imperial Field Marshal. The best known members of the family was the officer and diplomat Charles -Joseph. 1786 reached a friend of the emperor prince for his county Fagnolles inclusion in the Lower Rhenish -Westphalian Reichsgraf College of Imperial Prince Council.

After the Belgian revolution of 1848, Eugène de Ligne was offered the crown, but he refused. The house Ligne is the Salon Bleu belonging, and has thereby pervert the right with the King family in the pronominal form of address. The respective Famlienchef leads next to the title of Prince of Ligne, the title of Prince of Amblise and Épinoy, Grandee of Spain.

People

  • Jean de Ligne (1525-1568), Count von Arenberg ∞ Margaretha von der Marck - Arenberg
  • Lamoraal I. de Ligne (1563-1624), prince of the empire and 1st Prince de Ligne, diplomat ∞ Marie de Melun Ernestine (1594-1668)

Château d' Antoing

Coat of arms

The root coat of arms shows in gold a red oblique beams.

County of Hainaut County of Mark
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