Claudia of Châlon

Claudia of Chalon-Orange (1498 – May 31, 1521, Diest) was Princess of Orange. In 1515, she married Henry III of Nassau-Breda, thus uniting the houses of Orange and Nassau. Their son, René of Chalon, was the first House of Nassau, Nassau to be Prince of Orange.

Claudia of Chalon was the daughter of John IV of Chalon-Arlay, John of Chalon, lord of Arlay and Philiberte of Counts of Ligny, Luxembourg-Ligny. She was raised mainly at the French court.

She is thought to be buried in the Grote kerk (Breda), Grote kerk ("big church") in Breda.

After the death of her brother Philibert of Chalon, the title of Prince of Orange went to her son René of Châlon.

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1498 births
1521 deaths
Chalon-Arlay
16th-century Dutch people
House of Orange-Nassau