John I of Chalon-Arlay

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Jean I lord of Arlay
Seal of Jean I of Chalon-Arlay
Born1258
Died1315
Noble familyHouse of Chalon-Arlay
Spouse(s)Marguerite of Burgundy
Alix de Clermont-Nesle
IssueHugh I lord of Arlay
FatherJean, Count of Chalon
MotherLaure de Commercy

Jean I of

Adelaide, and his grandson Otto). He was Seigneur of Arlay (1266–1315) and Viscount of Besançon
(1295–1315).

Marriage and issue

Around 1272 he married Marguerite of Burgundy (daughter of

Raoul II de Clermont-Nesle
of the House of Clermont-Nesle). He had one son by Marguerite, and one daughter by Alix:

  • Hugh I (1288–1322), who became Seigneur of Arlay, Arguel and Cuiseaux and viscount of Besançon (1315–1322).
  • Catherine of Châlon (d.1355), married 1342 to Thiébaud (Thibaut) V Seigneur (lord) of Neuchâtel-Burgundy (fr) (c.1317-1366), being a widower, and bore four children.

Life

Jean I fought with the barons' league against King

suzerainté
over the neighbouring castles of Dramelay, Binans and Pimorin. Jean I disappears from the historical record in 1315 and was succeeded as seigneur by his son Hugh.

See also

References

  1. ^ (FR)Philippe Le Bel et la Noblesse Franc-Comtoise, Frantz Funck-Brentano, Bibliothèque de l’École des chartes, Vol. 49 (1888), 9.
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