Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 01-20-2025.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page


Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Jean I Count Of Ligny, And St. Pol Death: 17 May 1364
  2. Henri Of Ligny
  3. Waleran Of Ligny
  4. Jacques Of Ligny
  5. Catherine Of Ligny
  6. Marie Of Ligny

Bibliography
  1. Schwennicke, Detlev, ed., Europaische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der europaischen Staaten, New Series. VI: Familien des Alten Lotharingien I. Marburg: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1978. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ES VI #[0-9]*].
  2. Schwennicke, Detlev, ed., Europaische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der europaischen Staaten, New Series. VII: Familien des Alten Lotharingien II. Marburg: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1979. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ES VII #[0-9]*].
  3. Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry. Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2013. NYPL JFF 16-1184 v1-5 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1[pc][0-9]*].
  4. Thompson, Neil D, and Hansen, Charles M, Medieval Heritage: The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England, The Genealogist, 2:157-68, 3:25-44, 3:175-94, 4:144-58, 5:64-72, 5:226-39, 6:100-3, 6:148-65, 7-8:137-43, 9:40-4, 10:73-85, 11:63-72, 11:184-93, 12:83-90, 12:250-6, 13:92-9, 13:252-6, 14:81-4, 14:207-10, 15:99-103, 15:220-4, 16:93-8, 16:227-31, 17:61-4, 17:250-5, 18:123-7, 18:228-31, 19:62-8, 19:251-5, 20:85-8, 20:184-90, 21:71-5, 21:250-4, 22:101-6, 22:186-91, 23:73-9, 23:203-8, 24:110-27, 24:239-54, 25:56-73, 25:214-32, 26:77-101, 26:202-26, 27:189, 28:90, 33:300. NYPL APA 82-1000. Available at https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/genealogist-the/image/. Reprinted, with further corrections, as Thompson, Neil D, and Hansen, Charles M, The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England: A Medieval Heritage. Saline, Michigan: McNaughton & Gunn, 2012. NYPL ARF 13-5787. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v[0-9]*-[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
parents:
[Ref: ES VI #28, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p236]
Sources for death Information
date:
after 23 Aug 1366 [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p236, Thompson CharlesII v26-80]
nach 23.VIII 1366 [Ref: ES VI #28, ES VII #64]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: Thompson CharlesII v26-80]
Sources with Information about marriage to Gayotte Of Lille
date:
before 5 Nov 1305 [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v26-80],
child:
[Ref: ES VI #28, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p236, Thompson CharlesII v26-80]
Research Notes:
Sire of Beauvoir and of Roussy [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v26-80]
Seigneur of Ligny, Beauvoir, Deynze, and Roussy [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p236]
Chatelain of Lille [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p236]

Hr v Luxemburg f 1288 in Beauvoir Rossy u Ligny [Ref: ES VI #28]

1288: Sire of Beauvoir [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v26-80]

1303: Sire of Ligny, in succession to his brother [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v26-80]

1330: founded in Hautbourdin with the consent of his wife two chapellenies in honor of Notre-Dame and of S. Jean-Baptiste [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v26-80]



Pedigree of Valeran II Seigneur of Ligny
                                                                /-----Udo/Waleran I Duke Of Limburg
                                                       /-----Henry I Duke Of Limburg
                                                      |         \-----Jutta
                                              /-----Waleran II Duke Of Limburg
                                             |        |         /-----Boto The Bold Von Botenstein
                                             |         \-----Adelaide
                                             |                  \-----Judith Von Schweinfurt
                                     /-----Henry II Count Of Limbourg
                                    |        |                  /-----Dietrich Flameus Count In The Velux
                                    |        |         /-----Gerald I Count Of Guelders And Wassenberg
                                    |         \-----Jutta Heiress Of Wassenberg
                            /-----Henry III Duke Of Limburg
                           |        |                           /-----Hermann Lord Of Saffenberg
                           |        |                  /-----Adelbert I Von Saffenberg, Count Of Klostermath
                           |        |                 |         \-----Gapa Of Werl
                           |        |         /-----Adolph Count Of Saffenberg
                           |        |        |         \-----Matchild
                           |         \-----Matilda Of Saffenberg
                           |                 |                  /-----Berthold I Count Of Schwarzenburg
                           |                 |         /-----Engelbert Count Of Schwarzenberg
                           |                 |        |         \-----Richarda Of Lavaret
                           |                  \-----Margaret Of Schwarzenberg
                           |                          |         /-----Bernhard Von Flinsbach
                           |                           \-----Hedwig
                           |                                    \-----Alilia
                   /-----Waleran IV Duke Of Limburg
                  |        |                                    /-----Siegbert I Count In The Saargau
                  |        |                           /-----Siegbert II Count In The Saargau
                  |        |                  /-----Frederick Count Of Saarbrucken
                  |        |         /-----Simon I Count Of Saarbrucken
                  |        |        |        |                  /-----Gerhard IV Count Of Alsatia, Duke Of Lorraine Mosel
                  |        |        |        |         /-----Thierry II Duke Of Lorraine
                  |        |        |        |        |         \-----Hedwig
                  |        |        |         \-----Gisela
                  |        |        |                 |         /-----Robert Le FRISON, Count Of Flanders
                  |        |        |                  \-----Gertrude Of Flanders
                  |        |        |                           \-----Gertrude Of Saxony
                  |         \-----Sophia
                  |                 |                           /-----Stephan Count Of Spondheim
                  |                 |                  /-----Stephen Count Of Spondheim
                  |                 |         /-----Meginhard I Count Of Spondheim
                  |                 |        |         \-----Sophia
                  |                  \-----Mathilda Of Spondheim
                  |                          |                  /-----Eberhard
                  |                          |         /-----Albert Count Of Morsberg
                  |                           \-----Machthild Of Morsburg
                  |                                   |         /-----Thierry II Count Of Bar
                  |                                    \-----Mathilda
                  |                                             \-----Ermentrude Of Burgandy
          /-----Henry II The Blond Count Of Luxembourg And La Roche
         |        |                                             /-----Albert I Count Of Namur
         |        |                                    /-----Albert II Count Of Namur
         |        |                                   |         \-----Adelheid Of Lorraine
         |        |                           /-----Albert III Count Of Namur
         |        |                          |        |         /-----Gothelo I Duke Of Upper And Lower Lorraine
         |        |                          |         \-----Regilinde Of Lorraine
         |        |                          |                  \-----Ita
         |        |                  /-----Godfrey Count Of Namur
         |        |                 |        |                  /-----Bernard I Duke Of Saxony
         |        |                 |        |         /-----Bernard II Duke Of Saxony
         |        |                 |        |        |         \-----Hildegard Of Stade
         |        |                 |         \-----Ida Of Saxony
         |        |                 |                 |         /-----Henrich Margrave Of Schweinfurt
         |        |                 |                  \-----Eilika Of Schweinfurt
         |        |                 |                           \-----Gerberga Of Gleiberg
         |        |         /-----Henry The Blind Count Of Namur And Luxembourg
         |        |        |        |                           /-----Frederick I Count Of Luxemburg
         |        |        |        |                  /-----Giselbert Count Of Luxembourg
         |        |        |        |                 |         \-----Ermentrude Of Kinziggau
         |        |        |        |         /-----Conrad I Count Of Luxembourg
         |        |        |         \-----Ermesinde
         |        |        |                 |                  /-----William III Count Of Poitou, Duke Of Aquitaine
         |        |        |                 |         /-----William V Peter Count Of Poitou, Duke Of Aquitaine
         |        |        |                 |        |         \-----Agnes Of Burgundy
         |        |        |                  \-----Clementia Of Poitou
         |        |        |                           \-----Emisinde Of Longwy
         |         \-----Ermensende Of Namur
         |                 |                                    /-----Dietrich Flameus Count In The Velux
         |                 |                           /-----Gerald I Count Of Guelders And Wassenberg
         |                 |                  /-----Gerard II Count Of Zutphen
         |                 |         /-----Henry Count Of Guelders
         |                 |        |        |                  /-----Gottschalk Count Of Zutphen
         |                 |        |        |         /-----Otto II Count Of Zutphen
         |                 |        |        |        |         \-----Adelheid Of Zutphen
         |                 |        |         \-----Ermengarde Heiress Of Zutphen
         |                 |        |                  \-----Judith
         |                  \-----Agnes Of Gelders
         |                          |                           /-----Arnold Count In Einrichgau
         |                          |                  /-----Ludwig I Count Of Arnstein
         |                          |         /-----Ludwig II Count Of Arnstein
         |                           \-----Agnes Of Arnstein
         |                                    \-----Udalhild Of Odenkirchen
 /-----Walram I Count Of Ligny
|        |                                                      /-----Louis Of Montbeliard, Count Of Bar
|        |                                             /-----Thierry II Count Of Bar
|        |                                            |         \-----Sophia Countess Of Bar
|        |                                    /-----Renaud I Count Of Bar
|        |                                   |        |         /-----William I The Great Count Of Burgundy
|        |                                   |         \-----Ermentrude Of Burgandy
|        |                                   |                  \-----Stephanie Of Barcelona
|        |                           /-----Renaud II Count Of Bar, Seigneur De Ligny
|        |                          |        |                  /-----Gerhard IV Count Of Alsatia, Duke Of Lorraine Mosel
|        |                          |        |         /-----Gerard I Of Lorraine, Count Of Vaudemont
|        |                          |        |        |         \-----Hedwig
|        |                          |         \-----Gisele De VAUDEMONT
|        |                          |                 |         /-----Gerard II Count Of Egisheim
|        |                          |                  \-----Helwide/Edith Of Egisheim
|        |                          |                           \-----Richarde
|        |                  /-----Thibaud I Count Of Bar, Seigneur De Ligny
|        |                 |        |                           /-----Theobald III Count Of Blois And Champagne
|        |                 |        |                  /-----Stephen Count Of Blois, Leader Of First Crusade
|        |                 |        |                 |         \-----Garsend Of Maine
|        |                 |        |         /-----Theobald IV Count Of Blois
|        |                 |        |        |        |         /-----William The Conqueror King Of England
|        |                 |        |        |         \-----Adela
|        |                 |        |        |                  \-----Maud Of Flanders
|        |                 |         \-----Agnes Of Champagne, Heiress Of Ligny
|        |                 |                 |                  /-----Engelbert I Von Spondheim, Count In Lavanthal
|        |                 |                 |         /-----Engelbert II Duke Of Corinthia, Margrave Of Istria
|        |                 |                 |        |         \-----Hedwig
|        |                 |                  \-----Matilda Of Carinthia
|        |                 |                          |         /-----Ulrich The Rich Count Of Passau
|        |                 |                           \-----Uta Of Passau
|        |                 |                                    \-----Adelheid Countess Of Lechsgemund
|        |         /-----Henry II Count Of Bar, Seigneur De Ligny
|        |        |        |                           /-----Walter I Count Of Brienne
|        |        |        |                  /-----Milon II Count Of Bar-Sur-Seine
|        |        |        |                 |        |         /-----Milo Count Of Tonnerre
|        |        |        |                 |         \-----Estachia
|        |        |        |                 |                  \-----Azcha
|        |        |        |         /-----Guy Count Of Bar-Sur-Seine
|        |        |        |        |        |                  /-----Miles I Lord Of Noyers
|        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Miles II Lord Of Noyers
|        |        |        |        |         \-----Mathilda Of Noyers
|        |        |        |        |                  \-----Anna
|        |        |         \-----Ermensinde Of Bar-Sur-Seine
|        |        |                 |                           /-----Anseric Lord Of Chacenay
|        |        |                 |                  /-----Milon Lord Of Chacenay
|        |        |                 |         /-----Anseric II Lord Of Chacenay
|        |        |                 |        |         \-----Adelaide
|        |        |                  \-----Petronilla Of Chacenay
|        |        |                           \-----Humbeline Of Troyes
|         \-----Margaret Of Bar
|                 |                                             /-----Henry I King Of France
|                 |                                    /-----Philip I King Of France
|                 |                                   |         \-----Anne Of Kiev
|                 |                           /-----Louis VI The Fat King Of France
|                 |                          |        |         /-----Florent I Count Of Holland
|                 |                          |         \-----Bertha Of Holland
|                 |                          |                  \-----Gertrude Of Saxony
|                 |                  /-----Robert I Count Of Dreux
|                 |                 |        |                  /-----Amadeus II Count Of Savoy
|                 |                 |        |         /-----Humbert II Count Of Maurienne And Savoy
|                 |                 |        |        |         \-----Adelaide
|                 |                 |         \-----Adelaide Of Savoy
|                 |                 |                 |         /-----William I The Great Count Of Burgundy
|                 |                 |                  \-----Gisele Of Burgundy
|                 |                 |                           \-----Stephanie Of Barcelona
|                 |         /-----Robert II Count Of Dreux
|                 |        |        |                  /-----Andre Seigneur De Baudmont
|                 |        |        |         /-----Gui Seigneur De Baudmont And Braine
|                 |        |        |        |         \-----Agnes Heiress Of Braine
|                 |        |         \-----Agnes De Baudemont
|                 |        |                  \-----Adelaide
|                  \-----Phillippe Of Dreux
|                          |                                    /-----Enguerrand I De COUCY, Count Of Amiens
|                          |                           /-----Thomas De COUCY, Count Of Anvers
|                          |                          |         \-----Ade De ROUCY, Dame De Marle
|                          |                  /-----Enguerrand II Sire De COUCY
|                          |                 |        |         /-----Guy De CRECY En LAONNOIS
|                          |                 |         \-----Melisende De CRECY En LAONNOIS
|                          |         /-----Ralph I Sire De COUCY
|                          |        |        |                  /-----Lanzelin II Seigneur De Baugency
|                          |        |        |         /-----Ralph Seigneur De BAUGENCI
|                          |        |        |        |         \-----Alberga
|                          |        |         \-----Agnes De BAUGENCI
|                          |        |                 |         /-----Hugh Magnus Duke Of France
|                          |        |                  \-----Matilda Of Vermandois
|                          |        |                           \-----Adelaide De Vermandois, Countess Of Vermandois
|                           \-----Yolande De COUCY
|                                   |                           /-----Baldwin II Count Of Hainault
|                                   |                  /-----Baldwin III Count Of Hainault
|                                   |                 |         \-----Ida Of Louvain
|                                   |         /-----Baldwin IV Count Of Hainault
|                                   |        |        |         /-----Gerald I Count Of Guelders And Wassenberg
|                                   |        |         \-----Yolande Of Guelders
|                                    \-----Agnes Of Hainault
|                                            |                  /-----Albert III Count Of Namur
|                                            |         /-----Godfrey Count Of Namur
|                                            |        |         \-----Ida Of Saxony
|                                             \-----Alix De NAMUR
|                                                     |         /-----Conrad I Count Of Luxembourg
|                                                      \-----Ermesinde
|                                                               \-----Clementia Of Poitou
Valeran II Seigneur of Ligny
|                           /-----Matthew I Lord Of Beauvoir-En-Arrouaise
|                  /-----Baldwin I Lord Of Beauvoir
|                 |         \-----Elisabeth
|         /-----Mathieu II Lord Of Beauvoir-En-Arrouaise
|        |         \-----Odile
 \-----Jeanne De Beavoir
          \-----Mathilde



Descendants of Valeran II Seigneur of Ligny
1. Valeran II Seigneur of Ligny m. Gayotte Of Lille
m. Gayotte Of Lille father: Jean IV Chatelain Of Lille mother: Beatrix Of Clermont

2nd generation

2. Jean I Count Of Ligny, And St. Pol m1. Alix Of Flanders m2. Jeanne BACON
m. Alix Of Flanders father: Guy Of Richebourg mother: Marie De Enghien
m. Jeanne BACON father: Roger II BACON, Seigneur of Le Molay mother: Jeanne De Villiers du Hommet

3rd generation

9. Guy Count Of Ligny, And St. Pol m. Mathilde Of Chatillion
m. Mathilde Of Chatillion father: Jean Count Of St. Pol mother: Jeanne De Fiennes
10. Maria Of Luxemburg m. Henry Of Joinville, Count Of Vaudemont
m. Henry Of Joinville, Count Of Vaudemont father: Anseau De JOINVILLE mother: Margareta Of Vaudemont

4th generation

18. Valeran III Count Of Ligny And St. Pol m1. Maud HOLLAND, Dame De Roeux m2. Bonne Of Bar m3. Agnes De BRIE m4. Marie De LAUSIERE
m. Maud HOLLAND, Dame De Roeux father: Sir Thomas De HOLAND, K.G., Earl Of Kent mother: Joan PLANTAGENET, Fair Maid Of Kent, Countess
m. Bonne Of Bar father: Robert I Duke Of Bar mother: Maria Of France
m. Agnes De BRIE
m. Marie De LAUSIERE
19. Jean II Count Of Brienne And Conversano m. Marguerite De Enghien
m. Marguerite De Enghien father: Louis Of Enghien, Count Of Brienne, Duke Of At mother: Giovanna Of Sanserverino
20. Marguerite Of Joinville m1. Jean Of Burgundy, Seigneur Of Montaigu m2. Pierre Count Of Geneva m3. Friedrich Count Of Vaudemont
m. Jean Of Burgundy, Seigneur Of Montaigu
m. Pierre Count Of Geneva father: Amadeus III Count Of Geneva mother: Mahaut Of Bologne
m. Friedrich Count Of Vaudemont father: John Duke Of Lorraine mother: Sophia Of Wurttemberg

5th generation

21. Joanna Of St. Pol m. Anthony Duke Of Brabant
m. Anthony Duke Of Brabant father: Philip The Bold Duke Of Burgundy mother: Margaret Heiress Of Flanders
28. Peter Of Luxemburg, Count Of St. Pol m. Margaret Of Andria
m. Margaret Of Andria father: Francis De Baux, Duke Of Andria mother: Sveva ORSINI
29. Anton Of Lorraine, Count Of Vaudemont m. Marie Of Harcourt
m. Marie Of Harcourt father: Jean VII Count Of Harcourt mother: Marie Of Alencon