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Amadeus VI (4 January 1334 – 1 March 1383), nicknamed the Green Count (Italian: Il Conte Verde) was Count of Savoy from 1343 to 1383. He was the eldest son of Aymon, Count of Savoy, and Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat.
Amadeus VI was the count of Savoy (1343–83) who significantly extended Savoy’s territory and power. Son of Aimone the Peaceful, count of Savoy, Amadeus ascended the throne at the age of nine. He crossed the Alps in 1348 to put down a revolt of Piedmontese cities and won a victory over rebellious.
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Amadeus VI of Savoy, The Green Count (1334-1383) Amadeus VI (1334-1383), the "Green Count", succeeded his father as Seventeenth Count of Savoy at the tender age of nine. His cousin, Count Louis II of Vaud acted as Regent until his majority.
Amadeus VI, the Green Count of Savoy employed mercenaries in his crusade of Gallipoli. The Teutonic Order recruited mercenaries from Bohemia, Silesia, and even from the West. Remove Ads Advertisement. The organizers encourage thematic panels, but individual papers may also be submitted.
Victor Amadeus II was the longest reigning monarch of Savoy, followed by Charles Emmanuel I, and Charles III or Amadeus VIII.
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 29-30[1] The Savoyard crusade was a crusading expedition to the Balkans in 1366–67. It was born out of the same planning that led to the Alexandrian Crusade and was the brainchild of Pope Urban V. It was led by Count Amadeus VI of Savoy and directed against the growing Ottoman Empire in eastern Europe.
Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy. primary name: primary name: Amadeo VI. other name: other name: (Count of) Savoy. other name: other name: Amadeus VI. Details. individual; ruler; Italian; French; Male. Life dates. 1334-1383. Biography. "Il Conte Verde"; Count of Savoy from 1343 to 1383. Son of Aimone, Count of Savoy and Yolande of Montferrat. New search.
