Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy
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Spouse(s) | Bonne of Berry |
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Noble family | House of Savoy |
Father | Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy |
Mother | Bonne of Bourbon |
Born | March 1360 Chambéry |
Died | 1 November 1391 |
Amadeus VII (March 1360, Chambéry[1] – November 1, 1391), known as the Red Count, was Count of Savoy from 1383 to 1391.[2]
Amadeus was the son of Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy and Bonne of Bourbon. Amadeus VII was known for his hospitality, for he would entertain people of all stations and never turned a person from his table without a meal.[3]
He married Bonne of Berry, daughter of John, Duke of Berry, who was the younger brother of Charles V of France.[4] They had three children:
- Amadeus VIII, later known as Antipope Felix V, married Mary of Burgundy (1380–1422), daughter of Philip the Bold[4]
- 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.
Upon his death at age 31, controversy arose because of his will. Amadeus VII left the important role of guardian of his son and heir, Amadeus VIII, to his own mother, a sister of the powerful Duke de Bourbon, instead of following the tradition of appointing the child's mother, who was a daughter of the equally powerful Duke de Berry. It took three months of negotiations to restore peace in the family.[5]
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Notes
- ↑ Cox 1967, p. 145.
- ↑ "Amadeus VII." The Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 3 August 2012
- ↑ Tuchman 1978, p. 426.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vaughan 2002, p. 53.
- ↑ Tuchman 1978, p. 503.
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Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy
Born: 1360 Died: 1 November 1391 |
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Preceded by | Count of Savoy 1383–1391 |
Succeeded by Amadeus VIII |
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