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Amadeus VIII (4 September 1383 – 7 January 1451), nicknamed the Peaceful, was Count of Savoy from 1391 to 1416 and Duke of Savoy from 1416 to 1440. He was the son of Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy and Bonne of Berry. He was a claimant to the papacy from 1439 to 1449 as Felix V in opposition to Popes Eugene IV and Nicholas V.
Amedeo VIII di Savoia, detto il Pacifico ( Chambéry, 4 settembre 1383 – Ripaille, 7 gennaio 1451 ), fu dapprima Conte di Savoia e poi il primo ad assumere il titolo di Duca di Savoia; fu anche Principe di Piemonte, Conte d'Aosta, Ginevra, Moriana e Nizza, fino al 6 gennaio 1440 . Dal 24 luglio 1440 al 7 aprile 1449 fu l'ultimo antipapa, con ...
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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Victor Amadeus II was the longest reigning monarch of Savoy, followed by Charles Emmanuel I, and Charles III or Amadeus VIII. Counts of Savoy. Dukes of Savoy. Kings of Sardinia. Kings of the Kingdom of Italy. See also. House of Savoy. History of Savoy. List of consorts of Savoy. County of Savoy. Duchy of Savoy. Kingdom of Sardinia.
NamePortraitBirthMarriagesHumbert I 1003–1047/1048Ancilla c. 995/1000 four sonsc. 1047/1048 Hermillon aged around 68Amadeus I 1047/1048–1052c. 1016 eldest son of Humbert I and ...Adila 1030 three childrenc. 1052Otto 1052–1057c. 1010/1020 fourth son of Humbert I and ...Adelaide of Susa 1046 five childrenc. 1057 aged 47-57Peter I 1060–1078c. 1048 eldest son of Otto and Adelaide ...Agnes of Aquitaine 1064 two daughters9 July 1078 aged 29-30History. 15th century. The Duchy was created in 1416 when Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor ( r. 1433–1437) awarded the title of "Duke" to Count Amadeus VIII. [11] [12] [13] Being landlocked at its conception in 1388, the then-County of Savoy acquired a few kilometres of coastline around Nice.
10 ago 2022 · Amadeus VIII (4 September 1383, Chambéry – 7 January 1451) was the son of Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy and Bonne of Berry. He was surnamed the Peaceful and was the Count of Savoy from 1391 to 1416 and was elevated by Emperor Sigismund to the Duke of Savoy in 1416.
On 19 February 1416, Amadeus VIII obtained the title of Duke, and the new Duchy of Savoy achieved unprecedented political autonomy. The Savoie and Haute-Savoie retain elements of their prestigious history—even today. A COMPLEX HISTORY. The Duchy of Savoy celebrated its 600 years in 2016.
