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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.

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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)

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

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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.

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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.

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