Claude von Aarberg-Valangin

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Claude von Aarberg-Valangin (* before 1447; † March 31, 1517 ) was Lord of Valangin .

Life

Claude von Aarberg-Valangin came from a sideline of the family of the Counts of Aarberg and was the younger son of Johann III. von Aarberg-Valangin and his wife Louise von Neuenburg-Vaumarcus. In 1474 he came into the possession of the Free County of Bauffremont when he married Guillemette de Vergy. In 1497 he followed his father as Lord of Valangin.

Claude and his wife confirmed and expanded the freedoms of their subjects. They also had the church of Le Locle expanded and houses of worship built in La Sagne and Les Brenets . They also founded a collegiate church in Valangin , consecrated to St. Peter in 1506 . It is said that their construction was based on a vow made during a sea ​​storm that occurred while returning from the pilgrimage to Jerusalem . The chapter of the collegiate church consisted of the provost and six canons .

During the Swabian War , Claude von Aarberg-Valangin appeared as an ally of the Confederates and supported them militarily in the battle of Dornach on July 22, 1499 . His soldiers also fought in the Italian campaigns of 1512. Claude died in 1517 and was buried in the collegiate church he founded. His marriage to Guillemette de Vergy had only one daughter, Louise, who married Count Philibert de Challant in 1503 and had a son René with him . Philibert died in 1517 and his wife Louise two years later, whereupon Claude's widow Guillemette de Vergy took over the guardianship of her grandson. She was considered a clever castle woman who carefully managed her possessions and looked after the well-being of her subjects. Guillemette, who opposed the introduction of the Reformation in Valangin, died on July 13, 1543.

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SURNAME Claude von Aarberg-Valangin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lord of Valangin
DATE OF BIRTH before 1447
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 1517