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10 unusual facts about Arlay


Arlay

Their heirs became Princes of Orange in the early fifteenth century, when Jean III de Chalon-Arlay married the heiress of the Principality of Orange; the title baron of Arlay is still held by Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

Hugh II of Chalon-Arlay

Hugh II of Chalon-Arlay (1334–1388) was the son and successor as lord of Chalon-Arlay to John II.

He died without issue and so was succeeded by his nephew John III (son of Hugh II's brother Louis I of Chalon).

John II of Chalon-Arlay

Louis I of Chalon (died 1366) Seigneur d'Arguel, married Marguerite of Vienne in 1363 (daughter of the Seigneur de Pymont Philippe de Vienne)

He succeeded his father Hugh I of Chalon-Arlay to this title, and was himself succeeded by his son, Hugh II of Chalon-Arlay.

John II, lord of Chalon-Arlay (1312 – 25 February 1362) was a member of the House of Chalon-Arlay.

John III of Chalon-Arlay

John III of Chalon-Arlay was a French nobleman and a member of the House of Chalon-Arlay.

Louis I of Chalon-Arlay

Louis I of Chalon-Arlay was the second son of John II of Chalon-Arlay and Margaret of Male.

His son John III of Chalon-Arlay inherited Arlay from Hugo II in 1377 and married Mary of Baux-Orange, who was the heiress of the Principality of Orange.

When his father died in 1362, his elder brother Hugh II inherited the Lordship of Arlay and Louis became Lord of Arguel and Ciuseaux.