Chalon-Arlay Explained

Chalon-Arlay was a noble house of the Holy Roman Empire. They were the lords of Arlay in the county of Burgundy and a cadet branch of the ruling house of the county, the House of Ivrea.^[1] The founder of the house was John I of Chalon-Arlay, fifth son of John, Count of Chalon. When John III, lord of Arlay, married Mary de Baux, princess of Orange, the House acquired the principality of Orange.

For more details, and a family tree, see below.^[2]

List of lords

Lords of Chalon-Arlay

• John, Count of Chalon, founder of the seigneurie of Chalon-Arlay
• John I of Chalon-Arlay (1258-1315), seigneur of Arlay (1266-1315) and vicomte of Besançon (son of the above).
• Hugh I of Chalon-Arlay (1288-1322), seigneur of Arlay and of Vitteaux (son of the above).
• John II of Chalon-Arlay (1312-), seigneur of Arlay (son of the above).
• Hugh II of Chalon-Arlay (1334-1388) seigneur of Arlay (son of the above).

Lords of Chalon-Arlay and Princes of Orange

• John III of Chalon-Arlay (?-1418) seigneur d'Arlay and prince of Orange (nephew of the former).
• Louis II of Chalon-Arlay (1390-1463), seigneur of Arlay and Arguel and prince of Orange (son of the former).
• William VII of Chalon-Arlay (?-1475), prince of Orange (son of the former).
• John IV of Chalon-Arlay (1443-1502), prince of Orange, seigneur of Arlay, of Nozeroy and of Montfort (son of the former)
• Philibert of Chalon (1502-1530), prince of Orange, seigneur of Arlay and seigneur of Nozeroy (son of the former, died childless)
• René of Chalon (1519-1544) prince of Orange, stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, of the Diocese of Utrecht and of Guelders (nephew of the former, died childless, succeeded as prince of Orange by William the Silent).

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
• family tree of Chalons-Arlay: Les Sires de Chalon Arlay et Princes d'Orange de 1259 et 1544

Notes and References

1. Book: Grew , Marion Ethel . The House of Orange . Methuen & Co. Ltd . 1947 . 36 Essex Street, Strand, London W.C.2 .
2. Web site: Ross . Kelley L. . Counts of Burgundy, The Free County, Franche Comté,(capital Besançon) 914-1678 AD . 21 April 2011.