Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy
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Thomas I of Savoy | |
| Mother | Margaret of Geneva |
Amadeus IV (1197 – 11 June 1253)
Amadeus was born in
, but with uncertain results.He was succeeded by his young son Boniface.
Career
Head of the family
As the eldest son of Thomas I of Savoy, Amadeus inherited the county and associated lands on his father's death in 1233. However, his brothers
Before he had a son, Amadeus changed his mind many times regarding his will. Initially, he had made his sons-in-law his heirs, but in 1235, he rewrote his will in favour of his brother Thomas. In December of that year, it went back to having his sons-in-law as heirs, until Amadeus was preparing for the siege. Then he rewrote the will in favour of Thomas. In March 1239, his daughters convinced him to return it to their favour. On 4 November 1240, Thomas returned and persuaded him to rewrite the will in his brother's favour again. When Thomas left, once again the will was reversed.[4] His final will was written in 1252, leaving the title and nearly everything to his son, Boniface, and naming his brother Thomas as regent and second in line for the title.[5]
Among European powers
Amadeus faced many challenges in balancing the demands of the greater powers in Europe at that time. Henry III of England wrote to Amadeus in 1235 to seek his consent and blessing to marry the Count's niece, Eleanor of Provence[6] In 1238, Amadeus went to the court of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, in Turin, where he was knighted by the Emperor. Then with his brothers, he led troops as part of the siege of Brescia.[7] In July 1243, Amadeus and his brother Thomas were ordered by Enzo of Sardinia to join him in a siege of Vercelli, which had recently switched allegiances from the Empire to the Pope. Not only was the attack on the city unsuccessful, but Amadeus and his brother were excommunicated for it.[8] When the brothers wrote to the new Pope Innocent IV to appeal the excommunication, he granted their request.
In late 1244, when Pope Innocent IV fled from
Family and children
He married twice, and each marriage produced children
- c. 1217,Marguerite of Burgundy, daughter of Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy.
- Manfred of Sicily
- Count of Valentinois
- on 18 December 1244, he married Cecilia of Baux, "Passerose", daughter of Barral of Baux[14]
- Boniface, Count of Savoy
- Beatrice of Savoy (1250 – 23 February 1292) married Peter of Chalon and Infante Manuel of Castile.
- Eleonor of Savoy, married in 1269 Guichard de Beaujeu
- Constance of Savoy, died after 1263
References
- ^ Cox 1974, pp. 8, 226.
- ^ Cox 1974, pp. 41–43.
- ^ Cox 1974, pp. 51–52.
- ^ Cox 1974, p. 105.
- ^ Cox 1974, p. 224.
- ^ Mugnier 1890, pp. 17–18.
- ^ Cox 1974, pp. 65–67.
- ^ Cognasso 1940, p. 256vol.II
- ^ Cox 1974, pp. 128–153.
- ^ Cox 1974, pp. 179–184.
- ^ Cox 1974, p. 462.
- ^ Chaubet 1984, p. 125.
- ^ Gee 2002, p. 177.
- ^ Cox 1974, p. 126.
Sources
- Chaubet, Daniel (1984). "Une enquête historique en Savoie au XVe siècle". Journal des savants (in French). 1: 93-125. .
- Cognasso, Francesco (1940). Tommaso I ed Amedeo IV (in Italian). Turin.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Cox, Eugene L. (1974). The Eagles of Savoy. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691052166.
- Gee, Loveday Lewes (2002). Women, Art, and Patronage from Henry III to Edward III, 1216-1377. The Boydell Press.
- Mugnier, F. (1890). Les Savoyards en Angleterre au XIII siècle. Chambéry.
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