Amadeus V, Count of Savoy
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Amadeus V (1252/1253 – 16 October 1323)
Biography
Amadeus was the son of
His childless paternal uncle, Count
Through his marriage to Sybilla, Countess of Bugey and Bresse, he was able to incorporate these Burgundian districts into his states. Later expansion saw his dominions further increased. On 1 October 1285, Amadeus was declared protector of Geneva after negotiations with the Bishop of Geneva. The hereditary title belonged to Amadeus II, Count of Geneva who was in conflict with the Bishop.
In 1287 Amadeus besieged the castle of Ile in the Rhône near Geneva and captured it after fourteen weeks.[6] In 1295, Amadeus acquired the fortress at Chambéry from its previous owner Hugh of La Rochette.[citation needed] He brought Georges de Aquila, a student of Giotto from Florence, to his court. Georges decorated the castle with paintings, carved wood, and frescoes. He worked there for the Savoyards until he died in 1348.[7]
Among his successes was the Treaty of Annemasse which the
The eventual recovery of Lyon by the kings of France alerted Amadeus to their expansionistic tendencies towards the regions by the Alps. He sought a powerful ally against potential hostility in the German king Henry VII, who was married to Margaret of Brabant, the sister-in-law of Amadeus. Amadeus accompanied Henry in his Italian campaign of 1310–1313, which culminated in Henry's coronation as Holy Roman Emperor on 29 June 1312. As a reward for his service, Amadeus received the title of Imperial Count, imperial vicar of Lombardy, and the lordships of Asti and Ivrea. Henry also elevated Aosta and Chablais to duchies, though they remained a part of the realm of Savoy.[8]
In 1315, Amadeus assisted the Knights Hospitaller in the defense of Rhodes against the Turks.[citation needed] He died in Avignon on 16 October 1323.[1]
Family and children
He first married Sybille de Baugé, daughter of Guy I Damas de Baugé, Baron of Couzan (c.1230–1269) and Dauphine de Lavieu,[9] and had eight children by her:
- Bonne of Savoy, married twice: 1) Hugh III, Count of Burgundy.[10]
- John of Savoy (*1284–?)
- Beatrice of Savoy (*1291–1294), in 1291 fiancée promises to marriage count William III of Geneva, eventually contract annulled, William married her younger sister Agnes.[11]
- Edward of Savoy (d. 1329), succeeded his father, and married Blanche of Burgundy, daughter of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy.
- Eleonor of Savoy (d. after 1317), married three times: 1) William of Chalon, Count of Auxerre and Tonnerre, 2) Dreux IV of Mello, and 3) John I, Count of Forez.[12] Her daughter Marguerite de Mello married John II of Chalon-Arlay.
- Margaret of Savoy (d. 1349), married John I of Montferrat.[12]
- Agnes of Savoy (d. 1322), married William III of Geneva.[12] Their son was Amadeus III of Geneva.
- Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat.
In 1297, he married, secondly,
- Maria of Savoy, married Hugh, Baron of Faucigny, the son of Humbert I of Viennois.[12]
- Catherine of Savoy (d. 1336), married Leopold I, Duke of Austria and Styria.[12]
- Byzantine Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos.[12]
- Beatrice of Savoy (1310–1331), married, in 1327, Henry VI, Duke of Carinthia.[12]
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References
- ^ a b c Bernard Andenmatten: Amadeus V of Savoy in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Jobson 2012, p. xxvi.
- ^ Taylor 1953, p. 60.
- ^ Taylor 1953, p. 56.
- ^ Taylor 1953, p. 57.
- ^ Cox 1967, p. 46.
- ^ Cox 1967, p. 16.
- ^ Cox 1967, p. 21-22.
- ^ Cox 1967, p. 378.
- ^ Cox 1967, p. 378-379.
- ^ The County of Geneva, by Pierre Duparc, (text in French: "Le comté de Genève"), (IXe-XVe siècles), t. XXXIX, Genève, Société d’histoire et d’archéologie de Genève, coll. « Mémoires et documents » (réimpr. 1978) (1re éd. 1955), 621 p. (lire en ligne archive), p. 244. Geneva, Switzerland, 1978.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cox 1967, p. 22-23,378-379.
- ^ Cox 1967, p. 379.
Sources
- Cox, Eugene L. (1967). The Green Count of Savoy. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. LCCN 67-11030.
- Jobson, Adrian (2012). The First English Revolution: Simon de Montfort, Henry III and the Barons' War. Bloomsbury Academic.
- Taylor, A. J. (1953). "A Letter of Lewis of Savoy to Edward I". The English Historical Review. 68 (266 Jan). Oxford University Press.