Joan, Countess of Ligny

Joan, Countess of Saint-Pol and Ligny (died 18 September 1430, Avignon), called the Demoiselle de Luxembourg, was the ruling Count of Saint Pol and Count of Ligny in 1430.

She was the daughter of

. She did not marry, and had no children.

At the death of

John

.

At this time, John held Joan of Arc, whom he had captured, as a prisoner. The Demoiselle de Luxembourg showed kindness to her and pleaded with her nephew not to sell Joan to the English, giving him a promise to make him her heir if he did not.^[1]

The Demoiselle died shortly thereafter; her fiefs were divided between her senior nephew, the

, who received Saint-Pol, and John, her favourite, who received Ligny.

Fiction

The Demoiselle is a character in Philippa Gregory's 2011 historical novel The Lady of the Rivers, which centres on her great-niece Jacquetta of Luxembourg.

References

• Jeanne of Luxembourg at "Jeanne-darc.dk" Archived 13 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by Philip	Countess of Saint Pol 1430	Succeeded by Peter I
	Countess of Ligny 1430	Succeeded by John II