John II, lord of Chalon-Arlay (1312 – 25 February 1362) was a member of the House of Chalon-Arlay. He succeeded his father Hugh I lord of Arlay to this title, and was himself succeeded by his son, Hugh II lord of Arlay.
John II lord of Arlāy | |
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 Coat of arms of the lord of Arlay. | |
| Born | 1312 |
| Died | 1362 |
| Noble family | House of Chalon-Arlay |
| Spouse(s) | Marguerite de Mello Marie de Geneva |
| Issue | Hugh II lord of Arlay Louis I lord of Arguel |
| Father | Hugh I lord of Arlay |
| Mother | Beatrice de La Tour-du-Pin |
Life
editBorn in 1312, John was the son of Hugh I lord of Arlay and Béatrice de La Tour-du-Pin (1275–1347), the daughter of the comte Humbert I. Before 1332, he married Marguerite of Mello (House of Mello,[1] daughter of the lord of Château-Chinon and of Sainte-Hermine Dreux IV of Mello, and of Eleanor of Savoy, daughter of the Duke of Aosta and Count of Savoy Amadeus V). With Marguerite he had the following children:
- John of Chalon (died 1360) Seigneur d'Auberive
- Hugh II lord of Arlay (1334–1388) Seigneur d'Arlay, in 1363 married Blanche, Dame de Frontenay
- Louis I of Chalon-Arlay (died 1366) Seigneur d'Arguel, married Marguerite of Vienne in 1363 (daughter of the Seigneur de Pymont Philippe de Vienne)
- Marguerite of Châlon (1338–1392), married c.1356 to comte Etienne de Montbéliard and Seigneur de Montfaucon.
In 1361, he remarried to Marie of Geneva, daughter of Amadeus III, Count of Geneva.
References
edit- ^ Chattaway 2006, p. 21.
Sources
edit- Chattaway, Carol Mary (2006). The Order of the Golden Tree: The Gift-giving Objectives of Duke Philip the Bold of Burgundy. Brepols Publishers.