This is a list of the Lords, Barons and Marquisses of Baux.

List of rulers of Baux

Lords of Baux of the House of Baux

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(born , ), father of * Hugh I (born after 1059), father of * french: Guillaume Hugues or "Guilhem Uc" (after 10301105), father of * Raymond I (before 10951150), father of * Hugh II (reigned 11501167; retired to Sardinia where he died in 1179) * Betrand I (1167–1181), brother of Hugh II * Hugh III (1181–1240), lord of Baux, viscount of Marseille, eldest son of Bertrand I *

Barral of Baux Barral of Baux (died 1268) was Viscount of Marseilles and Lord of Baux. He was the son of Hugh III of Baux, Viscount of Marseilles, and Barrale. Career Barral came to oppose the Albigensian Crusade, and invaded the Comtat Venaissin in 1234 in ...

(Barral I, 1240–1268), father of * Bertrand III (1268–1305), father of * Raymond II (1305–1322), father of * Hugh IV (1322–1351), father of *

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(1351–1353) * Raymond III (1353–1372), brother of Robert, father of *

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(1372–1375) * Alice I (1372–1426), sister of John This branch of the House of Baux was declared extinct in 1426. The domains were inherited by

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. The House of Baux moved to Italy on 1263 following Charles I of Anjou (see del Balzo).

Lords of Baux of the House of Valois-Anjou

* René I (1426–1480), also

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as René I of Naples * Charles I (

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1480–1482), son of In 1482 the domains became part of the

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and the title passed to the French kings.

Lords of Baux of the House of Valois

* Louis I (1482–1483), also king of France as

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* Charles II (1483–1498), also king as

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* Louis II (1498–1513), also king as

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* Francis I (1515–1547), also king as

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* Henry I (1547–1559), also king as

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* Francis II (1559–1560), also king as

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* Charles III (1560–1574), also king as

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* Henry II (1574–1589), also king as

Henry III of France Henry III (french: Henri III, né Alexandre Édouard; pl, Henryk Walezy; lt, Henrikas Valua; 19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) was King of France from 1574 until his assassination in 1589, as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of ...

Lords of Baux of the House of Bourbon

* Henry III (1589–1610), also

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* Louis III (1610–1643), also king of France and Navarre as

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In 1513 Louis XII makes the Lordship of Baux into a Barony, which is ruled by a governor, who bears the title of baron. From 1528 the Baron receives local assistance in the day-to-day governance of the Barony from a Captain-Visor.

Barons of Baux

* Bernardin of Baux (1513–1528) *

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(1528–1567) * Honoré of Martins (1567–1582) * James of Bauche (1582–1621) * Anthony of Villeneuve (1621–1631) After the death of Anne in 1567, the Captain-Visors become the strongmen of the Barony.

Captains-Visors of Baux

* Claude of Manville (1528-before 1553), his functions being assumed by his widow until 1553 * Pierre of Cotheron (1553–1560) * John of Manville (1560–1562) * John of Quiqueran-Ventabren (1562–1563) * Gauchier of Quiqueran (1563–1564) * Valentin of Grille (1564–1575) * Peter of Véran (1575–1607) * Peter of Savournin (1607–1618) * Jack of Vérassy (1618–1631) In 1631, the royal domain is sold by the king to the loyal community of

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. In 1642 the king donates the title of Marquis of Baux to prince

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Marquesses of Baux of the House of Grimaldi

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* Anthony I * Honoré I * Honoré II * Honoré III * Florestan I until 1841 *

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1841 - 1856 * Albert I, 1856–1889 *

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, 1889–1922 *

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, 1922–1944 * Rainier, 1944–1958 * Albert II, 1958–2014 *

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, 2014–present Marquis of Baux (french: Marquis des Baux) is nowadays one of the

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's many hereditary titles, and one which is usually also given to the reigning Prince's eldest son. With the exception of

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, styled as Her HSH The Princess Charlotte, the Marquis of Baux is officially styled as HSH

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or HSH

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during their period as marquis or marquise.

Lords of Berre, Meyragues, Puyricard and Marignane branch

* Bertrand II, second oldest son of Bertrand I of Baux, lord of Berre, Meyragues and Puyricard, and Marignane (1181–1201) * ... From this branch originated the family branches of the Lords of Berre, Lords of Meyrargues and Puyricard, who became extinct in 1349, and lords of Marignane, acquired by

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, as well as the Dukes of

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Princes of Orange of the House of Baux-Orange

* Bertrand I of Baux (1171–1181) *

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, count of Orange, youngest son of Bertrand I of Baux (1181–1218) * Raymond I (1218–1282) * Bertrand II (1281–1314) * Raymond II (1314–1340) * Raymond III (1340–1393) *

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. ...

(1393–1417), daughter, married John III of Châlon-Arlay In 1417, the

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, a cadet branch of the

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succeeded as princes of Orange. A brother of William I started the branch of the Lords of Courbezon (House of Baux-Courbezon), which became extinct in 1393. Another brother started the line of Lords of Suze, Solerieux and Barri (House of Baux-Suze-Solerieux-Barri), which became extinct and reverted afterwards to the counts of Orange.

External links

MedLands genealogy of the des Baux family
Bouches-du-Rhône Baux