Lords of Baux

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This is a list of the medieval Lords of Baux. Currently, the title Marquis of Baux is held by the heir to the throne of Monaco.

Pons the Young c. 971-?
Hugh I of Baux (son) ?-1059
William Hugh of Baux (son) 1050-1110
Raymond I of Baux (son) 1110-1150
Hugh II of Baux (son) 1150-1167; died 1179
Bertrand I of Baux (brother of Hugh II) 1167-1181

Three lines 1, 2 and 3:

Line 1

Hugh III of Baux, lord of Baux, viscount of Marseille 1181-1240 (son of Bertrand I)
Barral of Baux (des Baux or del Balzo) (son) 1240-1268
Bertrand III of Baux (son) 1268-1305, created count of Avellino in 1278
Raymond II of Baux (son) 1305-1322
Hugh IV of Baux (son) 1322-1351, murdered at Gaeta
Robert of Baux (son) 1351-1353, murdered in the Castel dell'Ovo
Raymond III of Baux (brother) 1353-1372
John of Baux (son) 1372-1375
Alice of Baux (sister) 1372-1426

Declared extinct 1426.

Line 2:

Bertrand II of Baux, lord of Berre, Meyragues, Puyricard and Marignanane (son of Bertrand I) 1181-1201

Origin of the lines of Lords of Berre, Lords of Meyrargues and Puyricard (extinct 1349); and lords of Marignane (acquired by Anjou), as well as the Dukes of Andria.

Line 3:

William I, count of Orange (son of Bertrand I) 1201-1218, and then the line of counts of Orange, acquired by Chalon 1417

A brother of William I started the line of Lords of Courbezon (extinct 1393). Another brother started the line of lords of Suze, Solerieux and Barri (extinct; reverted to the counts of Orange)