John II of Chalon-Arlay
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John II, lord of Chalon-Arlay (1312 – 25 February 1362) was a member of the House of Chalon-Arlay. He succeeded his father Hugh I lord of Arlay to this title, and was himself succeeded by his son, Hugh II lord of Arlay.
Marie de Geneva
John II lord of Arlay | |
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 Coat of arms of the lord of Arlay. | |
| Born | 1312 |
| Died | 1362 (aged 49–50) |
| Noble family | House of Chalon-Arlay |
| Spouses | Marguerite de Mello Marie de Geneva |
| Issue | Hugh II lord of Arlay Louis I lord of Arguel |
| Father | Hugh I lord of Arlay |
| Mother | Beatrice de La Tour-du-Pin |
Life
Born in 1312, John was the son of Hugh I lord of Arlay and Béatrice de La Tour-du-Pin (1275–1347), the daughter of the comte Humbert I. Before 1332, he married Marguerite of Mello (House of Mello,[1] daughter of the lord of Château-Chinon and of Sainte-Hermine Dreux IV of Mello, and of Eleanor of Savoy, daughter of the Duke of Aosta and Count of Savoy Amadeus V). With Marguerite he had the following children:
- John of Chalon (died 1360) Seigneur d'Auberive
- Hugh II lord of Arlay (1334–1388) Seigneur d'Arlay, in 1363 married Blanche, Dame de Frontenay
- Louis I of Chalon-Arlay (died 1366) Seigneur d'Arguel, married Marguerite of Vienne in 1363 (daughter of the Seigneur de Pymont Philippe de Vienne)
- Marguerite of Châlon (1338–1392), married c.1356 to comte Etienne de Montbéliard and Seigneur de Montfaucon.
In 1361, he remarried to Marie of Geneva, daughter of Amadeus III, Count of Geneva.