John I, Lord of Ligny
Lord of Ligny, La Roche, Beauvoir and Roussy
Reign1354–1364
PredecessorWaleran II
SuccessorGuy I
Born1313
Died17 May 1364 (aged 5051)
SpouseAlix of Dampierre
IssueMarie of Luxembourg
John, Lord of Roussy
Guy I, Count of Ligny
John, Archbishop of Strasbourg
Johanna of Luxembourg
HouseLuxembourg
FatherWaleran II of Luxembourg, Lord of Ligny
MotherGuyotte of Lille

John I of Luxembourg (French: Jean Ier de Luxembourg; died: 17 May 1364), was a Lord of Ligny, Beauvoir, Roussy and La Roche from the House of Luxembourg. He was a son of Lord Waleran II and his wife, Guyotte of Lille. He was a 3rd generation descendant of Henry V, Count of Luxembourg.

Around 1330 he married Alix of Dampierre (d. 1346), the heiress of Guy of Dampierre-Richebourg. Their children were:

  • Marie, married in 1347 to Count Henry of Vaudémont (d. 1365)
  • John (d. 1360/61), Lord of Roussy, and priest
  • Guy I (d. 22 August 1371), Count of Ligny and St. Pol
  • John (d. 4 April 1373), Bishop of Strasbourg from 1365 to 1369 and Archbishop of Mainz from 1371 to 1373
  • Johanna (d. 1392), married Count Guy V of Saint-Pol (d. 1360)
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