Chalon-Arlay was a noble house of the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...

. They were the lords of Arlay in the

county of Burgundy The Free County of Burgundy (; ) was a medieval and early modern feudal polity ruled by a count from 982 to 1678. It became known as Franche-Comté (the ''Free County''), and was located in the modern region of Franche-Comté. It belonged to th ...

and a cadet branch of the ruling house of the county, the

House of Ivrea The Anscarids () or the House of Ivrea were a medieval dynasty of Burgundians, Burgundian and Franks, Frankish origin which rose to prominence in Northern Italy in the tenth century, briefly holding the Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire), Ita ...

. 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 The Principality of Orange (French language, French: Principauté d'Orange) 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, and surrounded ...

. For more details, and a family tree, see below.

List of lords

Lords of Chalon-Arlay

* John, Count of Chalon, founder of the

seigneurie In English law, seignory or seigniory, spelled ''signiory'' in Early Modern English (; ; ), is the lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple. '' Nulle terre sans seigneur'' ("No land without a lord") ...

of Chalon-Arlay * John I of Chalon-Arlay (1258-1315), seigneur of Arlay (1266-1315) and

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Besançon Besançon (, ; , ; archaic ; ) is the capital of the Departments of France, 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 Switzerland. Capi ...

(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 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). *

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-Arl ...

(1390-1463), seigneur of Arlay and Arguel and prince of Orange (son of the former). * William VII of Chalon-Arlay (?-1475),

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(son of the former). *

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 House of Chalon-Arlay, Arlay. He played an important role in the Mad War, a series of conflicts in which aristocrats sought to resist the expansion and ...

(1443-1502),

, seigneur of Arlay, of

Nozeroy Nozeroy () is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Jura department The following is a list of the 492 communes of the Jura department of France. The com ...

and of Montfort (son of the former) *

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 Wa ...

(1502-1530),

, seigneur of Arlay and seigneur of Nozeroy (son of the former, died childless) *

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-Br ...

(1519-1544)

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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 provinces of the Netherlands, province on the western coast of the Netherland ...

Zeeland Zeeland (; ), historically known in English by the Endonym and exonym, exonym Zealand, is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the southwest of the country, borders North Brabant to the east ...

, of the Diocese of Utrecht and of

Guelders The Duchy of Guelders (; ; ) is a historical duchy, previously county, of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries. Geography The duchy was named after the town of Geldern (''Gelder'') in present-day Germany. Though the present pr ...

(nephew of the former, died childless, succeeded as prince of Orange by

William the Silent William the Silent or William the Taciturn (; 24 April 153310 July 1584), more commonly known in the Netherlands as William of Orange (), was the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburg Netherlands, Habsburgs that set off the ...

Family tree

Gallery of arms

File:Blason gueules-bande or.svg, Heraldic shield of the house of Chalon. File: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. File:Blason Louis de Châlon (1448-1476).svg, Arms of Louis de Châlon (1448-1476) File:Blason FR Philibert de Chalon.svg, Arms of Philbert de Châlon, Prince of Orange File:Orange-chalon-bretagne.svg, Arms of Rene of Orange-Nassau-Breda (1530-1544): overall in the center as an escutcheon is the quartered arms of Nassau and Vianden/Breda.

References

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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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