House of Chalon-Arlay

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 Orange, the House acquired the principality of Orange.

Coat of arms of the lord of Arlay (red shield with gold bend).

Coat of arms of the lord of Chalon (red shield with gold bend) and prince of Orange (gold shield with blue bugle); over all the (claimed) county of Geneva.

Notable members

• John I of Chalon-Arlay lord of Arlay.
• Hugh I of Chalon-Arlay lord of Arlay.
• John II of Chalon-Arlay lord of Arlay.
• Hugh II of Chalon-Arlay lord of Arlay and his brother Louis I of Chalon-Arlay lord of Arguel & Cuiseaux
• John III of Chalon-Arlay lord of Arlay, married to Mary of Baux princess of Orange. Thus the principality of Orange passed from the House de Baux to the House of Chalon-Arlay. Mary's mother was Jeanne, daughter of Amadeus III count of Geneva.
• Louis II of Chalon-Arlay prince of Orange. After the last count of Geneva from the House of his mother Mary, Louis II claimed the county but failed to acquire it.
• William VII of Chalon-Arlay prince of Orange.
• John IV of Chalon-Arlay prince of Orange.
• Philibert of Chalon prince of Orange and his sister Claudia of Chalon. The last members of the House. Philibert inherited the properties to Claudias' son, René, and then to the cousin of René, William the Silent. The two cousins were members of the House of Nassau-Dillenburg, to which the principality passed.

Family tree of House of Chalon-Arlay

John count of Chalon HOUSE OF IVREA

Hugh count of Burgundy

John I lord of Chalon-Arlay HOUSE OF CHALON-ARLAY

Hugh I lord of chalon-Arlay

John II lord of Chalon-Arlay

Hugh II lord of Chalon-Arlay

Louis I lord of Arguel & Ciuseaux

Joan of Geneva

John III lord of Chalon-Arlay

Mary princess of Orange

Louis II "le Bon" prince of Orange

Jean de Chalon sire de Vitteaux (d. 1462)

Hugues de Chalon sire de Cuiseaux (d. 1426 s.p.) no desc.

Alix de Chalon dame de Bussy (d. 1457)

Marie de Chalon dame de Cerlier (d. 1465)

William VII prince of Orange

Louis, Lord of Chateau-Guyon (1448–1476) Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece

Hugh de Chalon (-3 July 1490) Lord of Château-Guyon, married Louise of Savoy, a daughter of Duke Amadeus IX of Savoy and Yolande of Valois

Philippine de Chalon a nun at Ste-Clarisse d'Orbe, d.1507

Jeanne de Chalon, d.15 Sep 1483; m.25 Mar 1472 Louis de Seyssel, Cte de la Chambre (d.15 Sep 1483)

John IV lord of Chalon-Arlay

Philibert prince of Orange

Claudia

Henry III lord of Breda

William I count of Nassau-Siegen HOUSE OF NASSAU

René prince of Orange

William I or VIII prince of Orange

Gallery of Arms of House of Chalon-Arlay

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  Heraldic shield of the house of Chalon.^[1]
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  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.^[2]
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  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.^[3]
• 
  Arms of Louis de Châlon (1448-1476)
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  Arms of Philbert de Châlon, Prince of Orange
• 
  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.

See also

• Chalon-Arlay
• fr:Liste des comtes de Chalon

— Royal house — House of Chalon-Arlay
Preceded by (founder)	counts of Arlay 1266–1530	Succeeded by House of Nassau
— Royal house — House of Chalon-Arlay
Preceded by House of Beaux	princes of Orange 1393–1530	Succeeded by House of Nassau

References

1. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist (2003). Armorial general. Genealogical Publishing Co. ISBN 0-8063-4811-9.
2. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist (2003). Armorial general. Genealogical Publishing Co. ISBN 0-8063-4811-9.
3. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist (2003). Armorial general. Vol. 1. Genealogical Publishing Co. p. 398. ISBN 0-8063-4811-9.