John I of Chalon-Arlay

John I of Chalon- Arlay († February 13, 1315 ) was since 1267 the Lord situated in Franche -Comté rule Arlay.

Life and work

Johann was the founder of the sidelines Chalon- Arlay the House of Burgundy - Ivrea. He was the son of John of Chalon, Lord of Salins and his third wife Laure Commercy († 1276). He inherited his father's death in 1267 at the location in the Jura rule Arlay. Johann took part in the campaigns of his brother, King Rudolph I of Habsburg, against the Counts of Burgundy and Pfirt which she received the kingdom of freedom, the right of coinage and the patronage of the Abbey of Saint -Claude awarded. Against the opposition of the archbishop in 1295 he succeeded in the acquisition of the Vice County and mayor of Besançon Office. 1297/98 he was Marshal of the Bishop of Liege. Johann expanded its rule and became the monopoly of the resin extraction in the Jura. 1296 he leaned against the occupation of the Franche-Comté by the French king Philip IV on, but submitted to 1301 and practiced from 1306 as governor of Burgundy, on behalf of the French king, the rule in the Free County of.

Family

Johann was married in first marriage to Margaret of Burgundy ( † after 1300), a daughter of Duke Hugh IV of Burgundy. They had 3 children:

  • Hugo, Mr. Arlay († 1322) ∞ Beatrix de la Tour du Pin († 1347 ), daughter of Humbert I. Dauphin of Vienne
  • John of Chalon- Arlay (1300-1335), Bishop of Basel
  • Isabelle ( † 1352/59 ) ∞ Ludwig II, Lord of Vaud ( † 1349 )

In 1312 he married Alix of Flanders ( † after 1316 ), a daughter of William of Flanders, Lord of Dendermonde, a son of Count Guido I of Flanders. John and Alix had a daughter

  • Catherine ( † 1355 ) ∞ Thibaut IV Sire de Neuchâtel
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