John III of Chalon-Arlay (died 1418) was a French nobleman and a member of the
House of Chalon-Arlay
The House of Chalon-Arlay was a French noble house, a cadet branch of the House of Ivrea. The founder of the house is John I of Chalon-Arlay, fifth son of John, Count of Chalon. When John III lord of Arlay married to Mary de Baux, princess of Or ...
. He was the son of
Louis I lord of Arguel, and the heir of his uncle, Louis's brother,
Hugh II lord of Arlay from whom he inherited
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 ...
.
He married
Mary of Baux-Orange
Mary of Baux-Orange (died 1417) was ''suo jure'' Princess of Orange. She was the last holder of this title from the House of Baux.
Life
Marie was the only child and therefore the sole heiress of Raymond V of Baux and his wife, Joan of Geneva.
...
, who was the heiress of the
Principality of Orange
The Principality of Orange (french: la Principauté d'Orange; oc, Principat d'Aurenja) was, from 1163 to 1713, a feudal state in Provence, in the south of modern-day France, on the east bank of the river Rhone, north of the city of Avignon, an ...
. John thus became Prince of Orange. John and Mary were the parents of
*
Louis II lord of Arlay.
* Jean de Chalon, sire de Vitteaux (d. 1462)
* Hugues de Chalon, sire de Cuiseaux (d. 1426 s.p.)
* Alix de Chalon, dame de Bussy (d. 1457)
* Marie de Chalon, dame de Cerlier (d. 1465)
Chalon-Arlay
Princes of Orange
1418 deaths
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