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John III, Count of Ligny (d. 1 July 1576) was the eldest son of Count Anthony II and his wife Margaret of Savoy. He succeeded his father as Count of Brienne and Ligny in 1557.
John married Wilhelmina (d. 1592), the daughter of Duke Robert IV of Bouillon. Together, they had the following children:
Anthony
Charles II (1562-1608), his successor, elevated to Duke of Brienne in 1587
Margaret (1562-1566)
Francis (1563-1576)
Diana (d. 1624), married:
Louis of Plusquelec, Count of Kerman
Justus of Pontailler, Baron of Pleurs
Louise (1567-1647), married:
Baron George of Casaubon
Bernard of Béon, Seigneur de Massez