John II (Chalon-Arlay)

Johann II of Chalon-Arlay († February 25th / 26th, 1362 ) had been lord of the Arlay lordship in Franche-Comté since 1322 .

Live and act

Johann came from the Chalon-Arlay sideline of the House of Burgundy-Ivrea . He was the son of Hugo I , Lord of Arlay and his wife Beatrix de la Tour du Pin († 1347). When Odo IV , Duke of Burgundy, inherited the Free County of Burgundy in 1330 , Johann became one of the leaders of the nobility of the Free County, who rose up against Otto, but in 1337 had to face the judgment of the French King Philip VI. - a brother-in-law of Odo IV. - who sentenced Johann to symbolic imprisonment. In 1346 Johann rebelled again, this time with the help of the English King Edward III. , whereupon Philip had to mediate a peace again in 1348. Johann ceded the claims to the Dauphiné inherited from his mother to the French king.

family

Johann was married to Margarete von Mello († 1360), a daughter of Dreux IV. Von Mello from the Mello family . The couple had six children

• Hugo II., Lord of Arlay (1344–1388) ∞ Blanka of Geneva († 1420), daughter of Count Amadeus III. from Geneva
• Johann, Herr von Auberive († 1360) ∞ (1355) Margarete von Lothringen († after 1376), daughter of Duke Friedrich IV. Of Lorraine
• Ludwig, Lord of Arguel and Cuisseaux († 1366) ∞ Margarete von Vienne (her son Johann III inherited the Principality of Orange in 1393 )
• Margarete ∞ (1356) Etienne de Montfaucon, Count of Montbéliard († 1397)
• Beatrix († after 1402) ∞ (1362) Antoine de Beaujeu († 1374)
• Johanna († 1380) ∞ Jean de Vergy , Lord of Champlitte

In his second marriage, Johann married Marie of Geneva († after 1396), daughter of Count Amadeus III, after October 3, 1361. from Geneva .

literature

• Jean Richard: Jean II of Chalon . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 2, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1983, ISBN 3-7608-8902-6 , Sp. 1660.

Web links

• Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Burgundy Kingdom, Nobility. Ch. 1 E Sires d'Arlay