John III, Count of Ligny (died 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.
He arrived in Edinburgh on 2 November 1566 as the ambassador of Savoy and was lodged in Henry Kinloch's house in the Canongate near Holyrood Palace. He visited Craigmillar Castle to meet Mary, Queen of Scots on 20 November, and went to Stirling Castle on 12 December for the baptism of Prince James, escorted by George Seton, 7th Lord Seton. He gave the queen a necklace of pearl and rubies and earrings.
Marriage and family
John married Wilhelmina (d. 1592), the daughter of Duke Robert IV of Bouillon. Together, they had the following children:
Anthony
Charles II (1558–1608), his successor, elevated to Duke of Brienne in 1587
Margaret (1562–1566)
François
Diana (d. 1624), married:
Louis of Plusquelec, Count of Kerman
Justus of Pontaillier, Baron of Pleurs
Louise (1567–1647), married:
George of Amboise, Baron of Casaubon
Bernard of Béon, Seigneur de Massez