Johann von Ligne
Johann von Ligne , Baron von Barbençon (* around 1525 ; † 23 May 1568 in the Battle of Heiligerlee ), came from the old, baronial family Ligne , who named themselves after the place Ligne bei Tournai , were count from 1547 to 1568 - later Imperial Count - von Arenberg.
On October 18, 1547, he married Margaretha von der Marck-Arenberg , sister of Robert III, who died in 1541 without heirs . von der Mark-Arenberg and became the founder of the third house in Arenberg . Both families were wealthy in the Spanish Netherlands and in the Principality of Liège .
During the unrest in the Spanish Netherlands , he sided with the King of Spain. As early as 1546 he was therefore awarded the Order of the Golden Fleece . In 1549 the emperor elevated him to the rank of imperial count (because of Aremberg ). From the same year Johann von Ligne was governor of the King of Spain in Friesland , Groningen , Drenthe and Overijssel and one of the military leaders of the Spaniards against the rebellious republic of the United Netherlands of the Netherlands . In 1567 he received command of 2,000 cavalry men and 1,200 on foot from the Duke of Alba . In 1568 he took the city of Damm, which Ludwig von Nassau had occupied. On May 23, 1568, he met the rebel army. He then came to the battle of Heiligerlee . The battle marked the beginning of the Eighty Years War and ended in defeat for the Spaniards. Johann himself fell in battle.
He was followed by his son Karl as Count of Arenberg, who was initially under the tutelage of his mother.
family
His parents were Baron Ludwig von Barbançon and his wife Marie de Glymes .
The following children were born from his marriage to Countess Margaretha von Arenberg :
- Karl (February 22, 1550 - January 18, 1616) ⚭ Anne de Croÿ , Princess of Chimay
- Marguerite (February 24, 1552 - February 24, 1611) ⚭ Count Philippe de Lalaing
- Antonia Wilhelmina (March 1, 1557 - February 26, 1626) ⚭ 1577 Salentin IX, Count of Isenburg-Grenzau , Elector of Cologne
- Emmanuel (March 1, 1556; June 1 † June 5, 1561)
- Christian (August 12, 1560 - May 12, 1566)
- Robert, Prince of Barbançon (November 11, 1564 - March 2, 1614) ⚭ Claudine zu Salm-Dhaun (November 12, 1569 - February 1632)
literature
- Heinrich Neu: Ligne, Johann von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 342 ( digitized version ).
- Johann Friedrich Gauhe : Historical heroes and heroines lexicon. Gleditsch, Leipzig 1716, p. 76 .
Web links
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Margaretha von der Marck-Arenberg |
Count of Arenberg-Ligne 1547–1568 |
Karl von Arenberg-Ligne |
| Ludwig von Ligne |
Lord of Zuid-Polsbroek 1568 |
Karl von Arenberg-Ligne |
| Maximilian of Egmond | Governor of Overijssel , Groningen , Friesland and Drenthe 1549–1568 |
Karl von Brimeu |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ligne, Johann von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ligne, Jean de; Ligne, Jan van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count, later Imperial Count, von Arenberg (1547–1568) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1525 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 1568 |
| Place of death | Heiligerlee |