Mary of Baux-Orange (died 1417) was ''
suo jure
''Suo jure'' is a Latin phrase, used in English to mean 'in his own right' or 'in her own right'. In most nobility-related contexts, it means 'in her own right', since in those situations the phrase is normally used of women; in practice, especi ...
''
Princess of Orange
Prince of Orange (or Princess of Orange if the holder is female) is a title originally associated with the sovereign Principality of Orange, in what is now southern France and subsequently held by sovereigns in the Netherlands.
The title ...
. She was the last holder of this title from the
House of Baux
The House of Baux is a French nobility, French noble family from the south of France. It was one of the richest and most powerful families of Medieval Provence, known as the 'Race d’Aiglon'. They were independent Lords as castellans of Les Baux ...
.
Life
Marie was the only child and therefore the sole heiress of Raymond V of Baux and his wife, Joan of Geneva.
On 11 April 1386, she married
John III, the son of
Louis I Louis I may refer to:
* Louis the Pious, Louis I of France, "the Pious" (778–840), king of France and Holy Roman Emperor
* Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia (ruled 1123–1140)
* Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg (c. 1098–1158)
* Louis I of Blois ...
, Lord of Châlon-Arlay and Margaret of Vienne. They had one son:
Louis II, nicknamed ''Louis the Good'' (1390-1463)
Mary died in 1417 in Orange and was buried in ''L'église des Cordeliers'' at
Lons-le-Saunier
Lons-le-Saunier () is a Communes of France, commune and capital of the Jura (department), Jura Department, eastern France.
Geography
The town is in the heart of the Revermont region, at the foot of the first plateau of the Jura massif. The Jur ...
.
Her husband died in 1418. Louis II inherited Châlon-Arlay from his father and Baux-Orange, including 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 ...
, from his mother. He claimed to have also inherited the
County of Geneva
The County of Geneva, largely corresponding to the later Genevois province, originated in the tenth century, in the Burgundian Kingdom of Arles (Arelat) which fell to the Holy Roman Empire in 1032.
History
Several nobles had held the title of a ...
via his grandmother, but lost a lengthy legal battle over this claim against the
House of Savoy
The House of Savoy ( it, Casa Savoia) was a royal dynasty that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, the family grew in power from ruling a small Alpine county north-west of Italy to absolute rule of ...
.
See also
*
Lords of Baux
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
* Pons the Younger (born , ), father of
* Hugh I (born after 1059), father of
* french: Guillaume Hugues or "Guilhem Uc" (af ...
*
Château des Baux
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
References
External links
Genealogy Marie de BauxOfficial site of the ''del Balzo/Baux'' family
Princes of Orange
1417 deaths
House of Baux
Chalon-Arlay
Year of birth unknown
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