Philibert of Chalon

Philibert of Chalon, Prince of Orange
Philibert of Chalon
Reign	18 March 1502 – 3 August 1530
Predecessor	John II of Châlon
Successor	René of Chalon
Born	18 March 1502 Nozeroy, Franche-Comté
Died	3 August 1530(1530-08-03) (aged 28) Outside Florence, Italy
Noble family	House of Chalon-Arlay
Father	John IV lord of Arlay
Mother	Philiberta of Luxembourg

Philibert de Chalon (18 March 1502 – 3 August 1530) was the last Prince of Orange from the House of Chalon.

Biography

Born at Nozeroy to John IV of Chalon-Arlay, Philibert served Emperor Charles V as commander in Italy, fighting in the War of the League of Cognac. He took part in the Sack of Rome and was killed during the final stages of the Siege of Florence (1530). An interesting exchange of letters during the siege between him and Charles still survives.

He died in 1530 being the last legitimate male line descendant of the ancient house of Ivrea (Anscarids), he was succeeded as Prince of Orange by the son of his sister (Claudia of Chalon), Renatus of Nassau-Breda, who thus founded the House of Orange-Nassau.

Portrait of Philibert Prince of Orange from a contemporary portrait.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Philibert of Chalon

16. John III of Chalon-Arlay 8. Louis II of Chalon-Arlay 17. Mary of Baux-Orange 4. William VII of Chalon-Arlay 18. Henry II, Count of Montbéliard 9. Joanna of Montbéliard 19. Marie de Chatillon, Vicountess of Blaigny 2. John IV of Chalon-Arlay 20. John V, Duke of Brittany 10. Richard, Count of Étampes 21. Joan of Navarre 5. Catherine of Brittany 22. Louis I, Duke of Orléans 11. Marguerite, Countess of Vertus 23. Valentina Visconti 1. Philibert of Châlon 24. Peter of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol 12. Louis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol 25. Margaret de Baux 6. Anthony I, Count of Ligny 26. Robert of Bar, Count of Marle and Soissons 13. Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons 27. Jeanne de Béthune 3. Philiberta of Luxembourg 28. Henry de Bauffremont-Scey 14. Pierre de Bauffremont 29. Jeanne of Vergy-Mirebeau 7. Antoinette of Bauffremont 30. Philip III, Duke of Burgundy 15. Marie of Burgundy 31. Jeanne de Presles

Sources

• Fletcher, Catherine (2016). The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de' Medici. Oxford University Press.
• Pitts, Vincent Joseph (1993). The man who sacked Rome: Charles de Bourbon, constable of France (1490–1527). P. Lang.

Sources

• The Prince of Orange in Medieval History of Navarre