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Louis was born at Geneva the son of Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy and Mary of Burgundy; [1] he was the first to hold the title of Prince of Piedmont. On 1 November 1433 (or 12 February 1434), at Chambéry, he married Princess Anne of Cyprus, [1] an heiress of the Kingdom of Cyprus and the defunct Kingdom of Jerusalem.
France. Switzerland. The Duchy of Savoy ( Italian: Ducato di Savoia; French: Duché de Savoie) was a territorial entity of the Savoyard state that existed from 1416 until 1847 and was a possession of the House of Savoy. It was created when Emperor Sigismund, raised the County of Savoy into a duchy for Amadeus VIII.
Louise of Savoy was born at Pont-d'Ain, the eldest daughter of Philip II, Duke of Savoy and his first wife, Margaret of Bourbon. Her brother, Philibert II, Duke of Savoy, succeeded her father as ruler of the duchy and head of the House of Savoy. He was, in turn, succeeded by their half-brother Charles III, Duke of Savoy.
Jul 21, 2023 · For their second son, Louis the younger (1436–1482), another royal crown was brought within reach by a marriage contract with Annabella of Scotland, concluded in 1444. 18 Anne and Louis's third son, Philippe (1438–1497), may have been considered for marriage to Charlotte of Cyprus (1444–1487); 19 while this plan came to nought, he eventually came to rule over the Bresse region of Savoy and reigned as duke of Savoy in his own right from 1496 to 1497.
Duke Louis was succeeded by his son, Amadeus IX, "The Blessed" (1435-1472). The much-loved Third Duke of Savoy was born destined to succeed his father but would have preferred a contemplative life like many of his ancestors. For political reasons his mother imposed a marriage with Yolanda of Valois, sister of St. King Louis IX of France.
Louis, Duke of Savoy is the 3,148th most popular politician (up from 3,342nd in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 95th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swiss Politician. Louis, Duke of Savoy, is most famous for his military career. He was a skilled commander and led his army to victory in the Battle of St ...
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Jan 23, 2022 · Louis I (Ludovico I or Lodovico I in Italian; 21 February 1412/1413 – 29 January 1465) was Duke of Savoy from 1440 until his death. Life. He was born at Geneva the son of Antipope Felix V and Mary of Burgundy; he was the first to hold the title of Prince of Piedmont. He married at Chambéry on 1 November 1433 (or 12 February 1434) Anne of ...
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