This page is a list of the lords of
Chalon-
Arlay (in the
county of Burgundy
The Free County of Burgundy or Franche-Comté (french: Franche Comté de Bourgogne; german: Freigrafschaft Burgund) was a medieval county (from 982 to 1678) of the Holy Roman Empire, predecessor to the modern region of Franche-Comté. The name ' ...
) and 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 ...
.
The lords of Chalons and Arlay were a cadet branch of the ruling house of the county of Burgundy, the
Anscarids
The Anscarids ( la, Anscarii) or the House of Ivrea were a medieval dynasty of Frankish origin which rose to prominence in Northern Italy in the tenth century, even briefly holding the Italian throne. The main branch ruled the County of Burg ...
or
House of Ivrea
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.
For more details, and a family tree, see below.
Lord of Chalon-Arlay
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John, Count of Chalon
John (1190 – 30 September 1267), called the Old (''l'Antique''), was a French nobleman, the Count of Auxonne and Chalon-sur-Saône in his own right and regent in right of his son, Hugh III, Count of Burgundy. In contemporary documents, he wa ...
, founder of the
seigneurie of Chalon-Arlay
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John I of Chalon-Arlay
Jean I of Chalon-Arlay (1258–1315) was a French nobleman. He was the son of Jean, Count of Chalon and Laure de Commercy, a couple who had thirty castles built on the Jurassian part of the county of Burgundy around their new seigneurie of Sa ...
(1258-1315), seigneur of Arlay (1266-1315) and
vicomte
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In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...
of
Besançon
Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzer ...
(son of the above).
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Hugh I of Chalon-Arlay (1288-1322), seigneur of Arlay and of
Vitteaux (son of the above).
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John II of Chalon-Arlay (1312-), seigneur of Arlay (son of the above).
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Hugh II of Chalon-Arlay (1334-1388) seigneur of Arlay (son of the above).
Lord of Chalon-Arlay and Prince of Orange
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John III of Chalon-Arlay
John III of Chalon-Arlay (died 1418) was a French nobleman and a member of the House of Chalon-Arlay. 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. ...
(?-1418) seigneur d'Arlay and prince of Orange (nephew of the former).
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Louis II of Chalon-Arlay
Louis II of Chalon-Arlay ( – 3 December 1463), nicknamed ''the Good'', was Lord of Arlay and Arguel Prince of Orange. He was the son of John III of Chalon-Arlay and his wife, Mary of Baux-Orange, and the father of William VII of Chalon-Ar ...
(1390-1463), seigneur of Arlay and
Arguel and prince of Orange (son of the former).
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William VII of Chalon-Arlay (?-1475),
prince of Orange
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The title ...
(son of the former).
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John IV of Chalon-Arlay
John IV of Chalon-Arlay or John of Chalon (-15 April 1503) was a prince of Orange and lord of Arlay. He played an important role in the Mad War, a series of conflicts in which aristocrats sought to resist the expansion and centralisation of powe ...
(1443-1502),
prince of Orange
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The title ...
, seigneur of Arlay, of
Nozeroy and of
Montfort (son of the former)
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Philibert of Chalon
Philibert de Chalon (18 March 1502 – 3 August 1530) was the last Prince of Orange from the House of Chalon.
Biography
Born at Nozeroy to John IV of Chalon-Arlay, Philibert served Emperor Charles V as commander in Italy, fighting in the War of ...
(1502-1530),
prince 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 ...
, seigneur of Arlay and seigneur of Nozeroy (son of the former, died childless)
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René of Chalon
René of Chalon (5 February 1519 – 15 July 1544), also known as Renatus of Chalon, was a Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht and Gelre.
Life
René was born in Breda, the only son of Count Henry III of Nassau-Bred ...
(1519-1544)
prince 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 ...
,
stadtholder of
Holland
Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th c ...
,
Zeeland
, nl, Ik worstel en kom boven("I struggle and emerge")
, anthem = "Zeeuws volkslied"("Zeelandic Anthem")
, image_map = Zeeland in the Netherlands.svg
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, m ...
, of the
Diocese of Utrecht and of
Guelders (nephew of the former, died childless, succeeded as prince of Orange by
William the Silent
William the Silent (24 April 153310 July 1584), also known as William the Taciturn (translated from nl, Willem de Zwijger), or, more commonly in the Netherlands, William of Orange ( nl, Willem van Oranje), was the main leader of the Dutch Re ...
).
Arms
File:Blason gueules-bande or.svg, Heraldic shield of the house of Chalon.
File:Blason famille fr Chalon Arlay.svg, Heraldic shield of the house of Chalon, cadet branch of the lords of Arlay. They eventually succeeded to the undifferenced arms as well as to the principality of Orange.
Image:Blason famille fr Chalon Orange.svg, Heraldic shield of the house of Chalon of Orange. The 1st and 4th quarters show the arms of Chalon-Arlay (''Gules a bend Or''), the 2nd and 3rd the princes of Orange (the bugle). The blue and gold cross is the arms of Jeanne of Geneva, who married one of the Chalon princes.
See also
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House of Chalon
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 ...
References
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Further reading
*Tourney, Elinor. ''The Rise of Chalon-Arlay: The Reactions of a Great French Dynasty to the Economic and Political Trends of the High Middle Ages, 1230–1320''. PhD thesis. Wellesley College, 1963.
External links
Family Tree of the Counts of Burgundy, The Free County,Franche Comté,(capital Besançon) 914-1678 AD by Kelley Ross with documentation citation
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