Claude Lamoral, 3rd Prince of Ligne

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Prince of Ligne
Reign1 May 1641 – 21 December 1679
PredecessorAlbert Henri
SuccessorHenri
Born(1618-10-08)8 October 1618
Château de Belœil
Died21 December 1679(1679-12-21) (aged 61)
Madrid
SpouseCountess Claire Marie of Nassau-Siegen
IssueHenri, 4th Prince of Ligne
Louise Claire, Duchess of Aveiro
Prince François Albert
Prince Nicolau
Claude Lamoral Alphonse, Count of Faucquenberg
Princess Marie Henriette
Princess Francisca
Procope Hyacinthe, Marquis of Moÿ
Princess Ernestina Francisca
Charles Joseph, 2nd Marquis of Arronches
Prince Vitor
Names
Claude Lamoral de Ligne
HouseHouse of Ligne
FatherFlorent, 1st Prince of Amblise
MotherLouise de Lorraine, Lady of Busigny
ReligionRoman Catholicism
Claude Lamoral, Third Prince de Ligne, Belgian diplomate in the service of Philip IV and Charles II of Spain

Claude Lamoral, 3rd Prince of Ligne, Prince of Epinoy, Marquis of Roubaix and Count of Fauquemberg (8 October 1618 – 21 December 1679), was a nobleman from the Spanish Netherlands, a soldier and diplomat in the service of Philip IV of Spain and Charles II of Spain .