Mary of Baux-Orange

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
Princess of Orange, suo jure
Died	1417 Orange
Noble family	House of Baux (by birth) House of Chalon-Arlay (by marriage)
Spouse(s)	John III of Chalon-Arlay
Issue	Louis II
Father	Raymond V of Baux
Mother	Joan of Geneva

Life

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 Chalon-Arlay and Margaret of Vienne. They had:

• Louis II, nicknamed Louis the Good (1390-1463)^[1]

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 Chalon-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.

See also

• Lords of Baux
• Château des Baux
• House of Chalon-Arlay
• Principality of Orange