Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg

Charles of Arenberg, Duke of Aarschot (jure uxoris), Baron of Zevenbergen, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (22 February 1550, in Vollenhove – 18 January 1616, in Enghien), was Princely Count of Arenberg and a leading nobleman of the Habsburg Netherlands. He served as a courtier, soldier, minister and diplomat.

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