Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy
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Amadeus VII (1360 – November 1, 1391), surnamed the Red Count, was Count of Savoy from 1383 to 1391.[1]
Amadeus was born in Avigliana, Piedmont. He married Bonne of Berry, daughter of John, Duke of Berry, who was the younger brother of Charles V of France.[2] They had three children:
- Amedeo VIII, later known as Antipope Felix V, married Mary of Burgundy (1380–1422), daughter of Philip the Bold[3]
- Bonne (d. 1432) married to Louis of Piedmont, the final of the Savoy-Archaea Branch; see also Thomas II of Savoy
- Joan (d. 1460) married to Giangiacomo Paleologo, marquis of Montferrat.
References[edit]
- ^ "Amadeus VII." The Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 3 August 2012
- ^ Richard Vaughan, Philip the Bold: The Formation of the Burgundian State, Vol.1, (Boydell Press, 2009), 53.
- ^ Richard Vaughan, Philip the Bold: The Formation of the Burgundian State, 53.
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Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy
Born: 1360 Died: 1 November 1391 |
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| Preceded by Amadeus VI |
Count of Savoy 1383–1391 |
Succeeded by Amadeus VIII |
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