Hugo of Chalon
Hugo von Chalon , also known as Hugo von Salins (* around 1220, † 1266 ), was a Count Palatine of Burgundy ( Franche-Comté ) from the House of Chalon , a side branch of the House of Burgundy-Ivrea , in the name of his wife (de iure uxoris ) . He was the eldest son of Count Johann "the Wise" of Chalon and his first wife, Mathilde of Burgundy.
Hugo was married by his father in 1236 to Adelheid of Meranien († 1279), a sister of Duke Otto II of Meranien , who was also the Count Palatine of Burgundy (Otto III). The marriage was intended to end a generational conflict between the Chalon family (Burgundy-Ivrea), which broke out in the 12th century after the Palatinate was lost to the Staufers . When Otto II died childless in 1248, Hugo and his wife were able to succeed him in the Palatinate. However, Hugo got into a conflict with his father, who intended to intervene in the rule over the Palatinate. This went so far that Hugo should be ousted by his father in favor of his younger half-brother, Johann von Chalon-Arlay . Hugo also fought against this with military means. In 1256 King Ludwig IX intervened . of France in this family conflict and forced a peace in which Hugo could assert himself as the legitimate Count Palatine.
Hugo died in 1266, and the following year his widow married the future Count Philip I of Savoy , who took over the reign in Franche-Comté for Hugo's son. Several children emerged from his marriage to Adelheid, including:
- Otto IV († 1303), Count Palatine of Burgundy
- Hugo († 1312), Lord of Maubusson
- Rainald († 1322), 1282 Count of Montbéliard
- Johann (†?), Lord of Montaigu
- Elisabeth († 1275), ⚭ 1254 with Count Hartman V. von Kiburg
- Hippolyte (†?), 1. ⚭ 1270 with Count Aymar IV of Valentinois; 2. ⚭ 1274 with Margrave Thomas III. of Piedmont
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Otto III. (Otto II of Meranien) |
Count Palatine of Burgundy (de iure uxoris with Adelheid) 1248–1266  |
Adelheid (with Philip of Savoy) |
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| SURNAME | Hugo of Chalon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hugo von Salins; Hugues de Chalon; Hugues de Salins |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count Palatine of Burgundy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1220 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1266 |