John (1190 – 30 September 1267), called the Old (''l'Antique''), was a French nobleman, the Count of

Auxonne Auxonne ( or ) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. Auxonne is one of the sites of the defensive structures of Vauban, clearly seen from the train bridge as it enters the train s ...

and

Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône (, literally ''Chalon on Saône'') is a city in the Saône-et-Loire Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefectu ...

in his own right and regent in right of his son,

Hugh III, Count of Burgundy Hugh of Chalon (; 1220–1266) was count of Burgundy by his marriage to Adelaide, Countess of Burgundy, on 1 November 1236, when he was aged 16. He was the son of John, Count of Chalon, and his first wife, Mahat, daughter of Hugh III, Duke of ...

. In contemporary documents, he was sometimes called "Count of Burgundy", as by King William of Germany in 1251. He was the son of

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and Beatrice, Countess of Châlon.Constance Brittain Bouchard, ''Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy from 980-1198'', (Cornell University Press, 1987), 308. On June 5, 1237, he exchanged his inherited patrimony of Auxonne and Chalon with

Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy Hugh IV (9 March 1213 – 27 or 30 October 1272) was Duke of Burgundy from 1218 and titular King of Thessalonica from 1266 until his death in 1272. Hugh was the son of Odo III, Duke of Burgundy, and Alice de Vergy. Issue Hugh married twice, fir ...

for the following territories: Salins''The kingdom of Burgundy, the lands of the house of Savoy and adjacent territories'', Eugene Cox, The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 5, C.1198-c.1300, ed.

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, David Abulafia, (Cambridge University Press, 1999), 362. (which was at the time the second city of the

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), Belvoir,

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Arlay Arlay is a commune in the Jura department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Saint-Germain-lès-Arlay was merged into Arlay. History Arlay's early importance lay in the fact ...

, the castle of Clées in

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and

Orgelet Orgelet () is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Orgelet-le-Bourget and Sézéria. The town is recognized as a remarkable heritage site ...

. He thus became one of the most powerful nobles in the county. Although he gave charters to the towns in his territory, he also welcomed the Dominican friars as

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. The possession of Salins, with its salt production, gave John the fortune necessary to extend his territories. To protect the trade routes, he built the following fortresses: Le Pin, Montmahoux, Saint-Anne, Arguel and

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. He usually resided in

. To avoid the customs imposed by the Count of Pontarlier, he bought the forests in the region around

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and

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, which he logged, creating new roads. He founded the towns of

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...

and

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, the last of which contains his name.

Family

He had three wives and 16 children. He married Mahaud (or Mahaut) of Burgundy, the daughter of

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and

Beatrice of Albon Béatrice, Countess of Albon and Dauphine of Viennois (1161–1228) was ruling countess and dauphine in 1162–1228, in succession upon the death of her father Guigues V. She married Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy in 1183 and had three children: * ...

. She died March 26, 1242. They had the following children: *Elisabeth of Burgundy (1210–1277). In 1248, she married Henry I de Vergy. *Blanche de Chalon (died 1306). In 1260, she married Guichard V de Beaujeu, and Béraud IX de Mercœur in 1268. * Hugh III (1220–1267), who became Count of Burgundy by his marriage to Adelaide I of Burgundy. *Margaret (died 1262) married Henry de Brienne. He remarried to Isabeau (or Isabel) of Courtenay, the daughter of Robert I of Courtenay. They had the following children: *

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(1243–1309), seigneur de Rochefort. He became

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by his marriage to Alix de Bourgogne-Auxerre. *Stephen (died 1302), Seigneur de Rouvres. *Peter (died 1272) Seigneur de Châtel-Belin, in 1268, he married

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, the daughter of

Amadeus IV of Savoy Amadeus IV (119711 June 1253) was Count of Savoy from 1233 to 1253. Amadeus was born in Montmélian, Savoy. The legitimate heir of Thomas I of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva, he had however to fight with his brothers for the inheritance of Savoy' ...

Upon Isabeau's death September 22, 1257, he remarried to Laurette de Commercy, the daughter of Simon II, Seigneur de Commercy, and Matilda, Countess of Saarbrücken. They had the following children: * John I of Châlon (1259–1316), seigneur d'Arlay. Founder of the Châlon-Arlay branch of the house of Ivrea. In 1272, he married Margaret, daughter of

. *

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(died 1312),

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(1295–1301), and

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. *Margaret (died 1328), who married Hugh of Burgundy. *Agnes (died 1350). In 1285, she married Amedeus II, Count of Geneva

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