Mary of Baux-Orange (died 1417) was suo jure Princess of Orange. She was the last holder of this title from the House of Baux.
Mary of Baux-Orange | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Orange, suo jure | |
| Died | 1417 Orange |
| Noble family | House of Baux (by birth) House of Châlon-Arlay (by marriage) |
| Spouse(s) | John III of Chalon-Arlay |
| Issue | Louis II |
| Father | Raymond V of Baux |
| Mother | Joan of Geneva |
Life
editMarie was the only child and therefore the sole heiress of Raymond V of Baux[1] and Joan of Geneva. On 11 April 1386, she married John III,[1] the son of Louis I, Lord of Châlon-Arlay and Margaret of Vienne. They had:
Mary died in 1417 in Orange and was buried in L'église des Cordeliers at Lons-le-Saunier.[2] Her husband died in 1418. Louis II inherited Châlon-Arlay from his father and Baux-Orange, including the Principality of Orange, from his mother. He claimed to have also inherited the County of Geneva via his grandmother, but lost a lengthy legal battle over this claim against the House of Savoy.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Josso 2003, p. 374.
- ^ "Louis de Chalon, prince d'Orange, seigneur d'Orbe, Êchllens, Grandson 1390-1463". 1926. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
Sources
edit- Josso, Carole (2003). "Nozeroy (Jura): architecture civile des XVe et XVIe siècles". In Delobette, Laurence; Delsalle, Paul (eds.). La Franche-Comté à la charnière du Moyen Age et de la Renaissance, 1450-1550 (in French). Presses universitaires Franc-Comtoises. pp. 373–402.
External links
edit- Genealogy Marie de Baux[permanent dead link]
- Official site of the del Balzo/Baux family (in Italian)
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