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Prince Amadeus Alexander of Savoy, Duke of Montferrat (Amedeo Alessandro Maria; 5 October 1754 – 29 April 1755) was a member of the Royal House of Savoy. He was an infant son of the king of Sardinia Victor Amadeus III of Savoy and his wife Maria Antonietta of Spain (daughter of Philip V of Spain).
Victor Amadeus III (Vittorio Amadeo Maria; 26 June 1726 – 16 October 1796) was King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from 20 February 1773 to his death in 1796. Although he was politically conservative, he carried out numerous administrative reforms until he declared war on Revolutionary France in 1792. [1]
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Amadeus was born at Thonon-les-Bains, the son of Louis, Duke of Savoy, and Anne de Lusignan, daughter of Janus of Cyprus, King of Cyprus. In 1452, his mother arranged a political marriage to Yolande of Valois (1434–1478), sister of Louis XI of France and daughter of Charles VII of France. Because of his epilepsy and retirement, she was left in cont...
Amadeus IX had ten children with Yolande of Valois: 1. Louis (1453) 2. Anne (1455–1480), married Frederick IV of Naples (1452–1504), prince of Altamura 3. Charles (1456–1471), Prince of Piedmont 4. Maria (1460–1511) married Philip of Hachberg-Sausenberg(1454–1503) 5. Louise (1461–1503), married Hugh, Prince of Chalon and, later, became a Poor Clare...
A miraculous reputation developed around a 1474 painting of Amadeus, housed in the Dominican church in Turin. Michel Merle suggests that the cult of Amadeus was part of a decades long effort on the part of the House of Savoy to enhance its political status. 1612 saw the publication in Turin of a brief text extolling Amadeus, by Girolamo Cordieri, c...
Amadeus VIII was the count (1391–1416) and duke (1416–40) of Savoy, and the first member of the house of Savoy to assume the title of duke. His 42-year reign saw the extension of his authority from Lake Neuchâtel on the north to the Ligurian coast, and under the title of Felix V, he was an antipope.
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12 apr 2024 · Victor Amadeus III (born June 26, 1726, Turin, Piedmont, kingdom of Sardinia [Italy]—died Oct. 16, 1796, Moncalieri, near Turin) was the Savoyard king of Sardinia (Piedmont-Sardinia) from 1773 to 1796.
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AMADEUS IX OF SAVOY, BL. Duke of Savoy; b. Thonon, France, Feb. 1, 1435; d. Vercelli, Italy, March 30, 1472. He was the first of 18 children born to Louis I of Savoy and Anne of Cyprus. In 1451 he married the daughter of Charles VII of France, Yolanda, to whom he had been betrothed as an infant.
Amadeus VI was the count of Savoy (1343–83) who significantly extended Savoy’s territory and power. Son of Aimone the Peaceful, count of Savoy, Amadeus ascended the throne at the age of nine. He crossed the Alps in 1348 to put down a revolt of Piedmontese cities and won a victory over rebellious.
