Hugo III of Chalon was a son of John I of Chalon

John, Count of Chalon

John , called the Old , was a French nobleman, the Count of Auxonne and Chalon-sur-Saône in his own right and regent of the County of Burgundy in right of his son, Hugh III....

 and his third wife Laura of Commercy. From 1295 to 1301 he was prince-bishop

Prince-Bishop

A Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office...

 of Liège. In 1300 he defended himself before the Roman curia

Roman Curia

The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Catholic Church, together with the Pope...

 against charges that he had defrauded his brother John I of Chalon-Auxerre

John I of Chalon-Auxerre

John I of Chalon-Auxerre was a son of John, Count of Chalon and his third wife Isabella van Courtenay - his brother was bishop Hugo III of Chalon. John I married Adelaide of Auxerre and they ruled jointly as count of Auxerre. John was the father of William of Chalon....

 and that he had sold off ecclesiastical possessions. Pope Boniface VIII

Pope Boniface VIII

Pope Boniface VIII , born Benedetto Gaetani, was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303. Today, Boniface VIII is probably best remembered for his feuds with Dante, who placed him in the Eighth circle of Hell in his Divina Commedia, among the Simonists.- Biography :Gaetani was born in 1235 in...

 removed him from his bishopric at Liège and instead made him bishop of Besançon.

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