House of Chalon-Arlay

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French noble house noble family

The House of Chalon-Arlay was a prominent French noble family from Franche-Comté that rose to major influence in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, notably through its control of the Principality of Orange and ties to European princely houses.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
House of Chalon-Arlay in Orange	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French noble house ⓘ noble family ⓘ
acquiredTitle	Prince of Orange ⓘ
acquiredTitleThrough	marriage alliance ⓘ
associatedWithConflict	Italian Wars ⓘ
coatOfArms	Gules a bend or ⓘ
country	Kingdom of France ⓘ
dynasticInheritance	René of Chalon ⓘ surface form: Orange passed to René of Chalon
dynasticLegacy	contributed to formation of the House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ
extinctionOfMaleLine	16th century ⓘ
feudalStatus	vassal of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ vassal of the King of France ⓘ
hasMember	Claudia of Chalon ⓘ John of Chalon-Arlay ⓘ surface form: John III of Chalon-Arlay John IV of Chalon-Arlay ⓘ Louis II of Chalon-Arlay ⓘ Philibert of Chalon ⓘ René of Chalon ⓘ William VII of Chalon-Arlay ⓘ
hasSeat	Arlay ⓘ Orange ⓘ
heldTerritory	County of Chalon ⓘ Lordship of Arlay ⓘ Principality of Orange ⓘ lands in Franche-Comté ⓘ
languageOfEnvironment	French ⓘ
nobleTitle	Count of Chalon ⓘ Lord of Arlay ⓘ Prince of Orange ⓘ
notableBranch	Chalon-Orange ⓘ
notableFor	control of the Principality of Orange ⓘ marital alliances with European princely houses ⓘ role in Burgundian and Habsburg politics ⓘ
notableMemberRole	Philibert of Chalon was a general of Emperor Charles V ⓘ
originatesFrom	County of Burgundy ⓘ
peakInfluence	15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ
politicalInfluence	Burgundian Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ
region	Franche-Comté NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedToDynasty	House of Burgundy ⓘ House of Nassau ⓘ House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
riseToProminence	14th century ⓘ
successionPassedTo	House of Nassau ⓘ
timePeriod	Late Middle Ages ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prince of Neuchâtel → hasAssociatedDynasty → House of Chalon-Arlay ⓘ

Prince of Orange → laterTitleHolder → House of Chalon-Arlay ⓘ

Principality of Orange → rulingDynasty → House of Chalon-Arlay ⓘ

House of Baux → succeededBy → House of Chalon-Arlay ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Chalon-Arlay in Orange