Ligne (disambiguation)

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Ligne stands for:

  • Ligne , a tributary of the Ardèche in southern France
  • Ligne (Belgium) , a village in the Belgian province of Hainaut
  • Line (unit) , an old French measure of length, which is used in watch technology
  • Ligne (noble family) , a Belgian original and high aristocratic family


Ligne is the family name of the following people:

  • Ernestine von Ligne (1594–1668), daughter of Prince Lamoral de Ligne and Maria von Melun
  • Johann von Ligne (1525–1568), Count von Aremberg, governor of the Spaniards in Friesland and army leader in the battle of Heiligerlee
  • Charles Joseph de Ligne (1735–1814), Belgian officer and diplomat in the Austrian service and writer
  • Eugène de Ligne (1804–1880), Prince of Amblise and Epinoy, grandee of Spain, Belgian politician
  • Eugène II. De Ligne (1893–1960), 11th Prince of Ligne, Belgian diplomat and ambassador, Prince of Amblise and Epinoy, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
  • Michel de Ligne (* 1951), Belgian Prince of Ligne, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
  • Yolanda von Ligne (* 1928), wife of Karl Ludwig of Austria (1918–2007)


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