Mary of Baux-Orange (died 1417) was suo jure Princess of Orange. She was the last holder of this title from the House of Baux.
Mary of Baux-Orange | |
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Princess of Orange, suo jure | |
Died | 1417 Orange |
Noble family | House of Baux (by birth) House of Châlon-Arlay (by marriage) |
Spouse(s) | John III of Chalon-Arlay |
Issue | Louis II |
Father | Raymond V of Baux |
Mother | Joan of Geneva |
Marie was the only child and therefore the sole heiress of Raymond V of Baux[1] and Joan of Geneva. On 11 April 1386, she married John III,[1] the son of Louis I, Lord of Châlon-Arlay and Margaret of Vienne. They had:
Mary died in 1417 in Orange and was buried in L'église des Cordeliers at Lons-le-Saunier.[2] Her husband died in 1418. Louis II inherited Châlon-Arlay from his father and Baux-Orange, including the Principality of Orange, from his mother. He claimed to have also inherited the County of Geneva via his grandmother, but lost a lengthy legal battle over this claim against the House of Savoy.