Waleran I, Lord of Ligny
Waleran I of Luxembourg( died 5 June 1288 in the Battle of Worringen) was since 1281 Lord of Ligny and La Roche.
He was the second son of Henry V, Count of Luxembourg and Margaret of Bar.
He married Jeanne, Dame de Beaurevoir( died before December 1300), and had:
He was killed together with his brother Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg in the Battle of Worringen against John I, Duke of Brabant.
His eldest son, Henry II of Ligny, succeeded him .<br>
Waleran of Luxembourg is one of the protagonists in" Le Tournoi de Chauvency" by trouvère Jacques Bretel.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Waleran III, Count of Ligny
Waleran III of Luxembourg( 1355 – 12 April 1415) Count of Ligny and Saint Pol, was a French nobleman and soldier.
Henry II, Lord of Ligny
Henry II of Luxembourg( died 1303) was Lord of Ligny from 1288 to his death in 1303.
He inherited the Lordship of Ligny from his father in 1288 following his death in the Battle of Worringen.
Following Henry's death, his brother Waleran II succeeded him.
Jeanne of Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons
Jeanne de Bar, suo jure Countess of Marle and Soissons, Dame d'Oisy, Viscountess of Meaux, and Countess of Saint-Pol, of Brienne, de Ligny, and Conversano (1415 – 14 May 1462) was a noble French heiress and Sovereign Countess.
She was the only child of Robert of Bar, Count of Marle and Soissons, Sire d'Oisy, who was killed at the Battle of Agincourt when she was a baby, leaving her the sole heiress to his titles and estates.
In 1430, at the age of fifteen, Jeanne was one of the three women placed in charge of Joan of Arc when the latter was a prisoner in the castle of John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny, Jeanne's stepfather.
She was the first wife of Louis of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, of Brienne, de Ligny, and Conversano, Constable of France.
From their marriage descended Mary, Queen of Scots, King Henry IV of France and the subsequent Bourbon kings of France.
Anthony I, Count of Oldenburg
Anthony I, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst( 1505 – 22 January 1573, Oldenburg) was a member of the House of Oldenburg and was the Imperial Count of the Counties of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst within the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation.
His parents were John V, Count of Oldenburg( 1460- 1525) and Anna of Anhalt- Zerbst.
Anthony I, Count of Ligny
Anthony I, Count of Ligny (1450–1519) was the youngest son of Louis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol and his wife, Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons.
In 1482, he inherited the County of Brienne from his brother Peter II, Count of Saint-Pol.
After the death of Charles of Bourbon in 1510, Anthony inherited the County of Ligny, which thereby fell back to the House of Luxemburg.
Charles I, Count of Ligny
Charles I, Count of Ligny( 1488–1530) was a son of Anthony I, Count of Ligny and his second wife, Françoise van Croÿe- Chimay.
In 1519, he succeeded his father as Count of Brienne and Count of Ligny.
He was imprisoned after buying a copy of William Byrd's" Gradualia" on the basis of Catholic tensions[ needs editing: William Byrd was born in 1539 or 1540].
In 1510, he married Charlotte of Estouteville; they had the following children:
Anthony II, Count of Ligny
Anthony II, Count of Ligny( d. 8 February 1557) was a son of Count Charles I and his wife Charlotte of Estouteville.
In 1530, he succeeded his father as count of Ligny and Brienne.
In 1535, he married Margaret, a daughter of René of Savoy, Count of Villars.
They had the following children:
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.

Question: When did Anthony I, Count Of Ligny's mother die?
Answer: 14 May 1462