Person:John, Count of Chalon (1)

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John _____, Count of Chalon
b.1190
d.30 Sep 1267
  1. John _____, Count of Chalon1190 - 1267
  2. Beatrix Of BurgundyAbt 1200 -
  • HJohn _____, Count of Chalon1190 - 1267
  • W.  Isabella van Courtenay (add)
  1. Pierre de Bourgogne le Bouvier - Bet 1272 & 1274
  2. John I of Chalon-Auxerre1243 - 1309
  1. Hugh III _____, Count of Burgundy1220 - 1266
  2. Jeanne de Salins - Bet 1265 & 1268
  1. Hugh of Chalon - 1312
  2. John I of Chalon-Arlay1258 - 1315
  3. Agnes of Chalon - Aft 1350
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Name John _____, Count of Chalon
Alt Name Jean d'Auxonne
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1190 House of Châlon-Arlay
Marriage to Isabella van Courtenay (add)
Marriage to Mathilde de Bourgogne
Marriage to Laure of Saarbrücken
Death[1] 30 Sep 1267
Reference Number? Q943867


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John (1190 – 30 September 1267), called the Old (l'Antique), was a French nobleman, the Count of Auxonne and Chalon-sur-Saône in his own right and regent in right of his son, Hugh III, Count of Burgundy. In contemporary documents, he was sometimes called "Count of Burgundy", as by King William of Germany in 1251.

He was the son of Stephen III of Auxonne and Beatrice, Countess of Châlon.

On June 5, 1237, he exchanged his inherited patrimony of Auxonne and Chalon with Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy for the following territories: Salins

(which was at the time the second city of the County of Burgundy), Belvoir, Vuillafans, Ornans, Montfaucon, Arlay, the castle of Clées in Vaud, Chaussin, and Orgelet. He thus became one of the most powerful nobles in the county.

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Although he gave charters to the towns in his territory, he also welcomed the Dominican friars as inquisitors.

The possession of Salins, with its salt production, gave John the fortune necessary to extend his territories. To protect the trade routes, he built the following fortresses: Le Pin, Montmahoux, Saint-Anne, Arguel, and Nozeroy, where he normally resided.

To avoid the customs imposed by the Count of Pontarlier, he bought the forests in the region around Pontarlier and Jougne, which he logged, creating new roads. He founded the towns of Châtelblanc, Chaux-Neuve, and Rochejean, the last of which contains his name.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 John, Count of Chalon, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   JEAN d'Auxonne "l'Antique/le Sage", son of ETIENNE [III] Comte dAuxonne & his first wife Béatrice, in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.