Hugh of Chalon (french: Hugues; 1220–1266) was

count of Burgundy This is a list of the counts of Burgundy, i.e., of the region known as Franche-Comté, not to be confused with the Duchy of Burgundy, from 982 to 1678. House of Ivrea (982–1190) House of Hohenstaufen (1190–1231) House of Andechs (12 ...

by his marriage to

Adelaide, Countess of Burgundy Adelaide of Merania (or Alice, Alix – died 8 March 1279, Évian) was reigning Countess of Burgundy from 1248 until her death. She was also Countess of Savoy and Bresse through her marriage in 1267 to Count Philip I of Savoy. Life Adelaide was ...

, on 1 November 1236, when he was aged 16. He was the son of

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 ...

, and his first wife, Mahat, daughter of

Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy Hugh III (1142 – August 25, 1192) was Duke of Burgundy between 1162 and 1192. As duke, Burgundy was invaded by King Philip II and Hugh was forced to sue for peace. Hugh then joined the Third Crusade, distinguishing himself at Arsuf and Acre. He d ...

. Hugh and Adelaide had the following children: *

Otto IV, Count of Burgundy Otto IV (1248, Ornans – 17 March 1303, Melun) was the count of the Free County of Burgundy from 1279 until 1303. Life Otto was the son of Hugh of Châlons and Adelaide, Countess Palatine of Burgundy. Upon his father's death in 1266/7, he became ...

(born 1248) * Hugh ( fl. 1312), Lord of Montbrison and Aspremont, married Bonne daughter of

Amadeus V, Count of Savoy Amadeus V (1252/1253 – 16 October 1323) was Count of Savoy from 1285 to 1323. Biography Amadeus was the son of Thomas II of Savoy and Beatrice Fieschi. Through his mother he was a grandnephew of Pope Innocent IV. Following his marriage to S ...

* Étienne (died 1299) *

Reginald of Burgundy Reginald of Burgundy (died 1321) was Count of Montbéliard, ''jure uxoris'', from 1282 to 1321. He was a son of Hugh of Chalon (from the House of Ivrée), sire of Salins, and his wife Adelaide. After Reginald's death in 1322, his daughter Joan ...

(died 1322), Count of Montbéliard by his marriage to

Guillemette of Neufchâtel Guillemette de Neufchâtel (1260–1317) was a French noblewoman, the daughter of Amadeus, Count of Neufchâtel and his wife, Jordanna of Arberg.Le Roman d'une Principauté, D. Seigneur. - Éditions : Cêtre In 1259, her great-aunt Margaret, ...

* Henri * Jean (died 1302), Lord of Montaigu * Alix, nun at

Fontevraud Abbey The Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud or Fontevrault (in French: ''abbaye de Fontevraud'') was a monastery in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Chinon, in the former French duchy of Anjou. It was founded in 1101 by the itinerant preache ...

* Elisabeth (died 1275), married Count Hartmann V of Kyburg * Hippolyte, Lady of Saint-Vallier, married Count Aymar IV of Poitiers and Diois * Guyonne of Burgundy (died 1316), married

Thomas III of Piedmont Count Thomas III (c. 1246 – 16 May 1282), called ''Thomas of Savoy'' or ''de Savoie'', was the lord of Piedmont and a claimant to the county of Savoy from 1268. He was the eldest son of Thomas II of Savoy and Beatrice di Fieschi, niece of Pope ...

* Marguerite, nun at Fontevraud Abbey * Agnès, Lady of Saint-Aubin, married Count Philippe II de Vienne, Lord of Pagny Hugh III's wife remarried to

Philip I, Count of Savoy Philip I (1207 – 16 August 1285) was Count of Savoy from 1268 to 1285. Before this, he was Bishop of Valence (1241–1267) and Archbishop of Lyon (1245–1267). Ecclesiastical career Philip was born in Aiguebelle, Savoy, as the eighth and la ...

a year after his death and she was succeeded as count by

Otto Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded fro ...

, one of her children by Hugh.

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