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Amadeus IX (1 February 1435 – 30 March 1472), nicknamed the Happy, was the Duke of Savoy from 1465 to 1472. The Catholic Church venerates him with a liturgical feast on March 30.
He was born in 1435 in Thonon, Savoy and betrothed as an infant to Princess Yolanda, the daughter of Charles VII of France. They were married in 1451, and Amadeus succeeded his father as duke of Savoy. A victim of epilepsy, he resigned his dukedom around 1471, leaving Yolanda in control.
AMADEUS IX OF SAVOY, BL. Duke of Savoy; b. Thonon, France, Feb. 1, 1435; d. Vercelli, Italy, March 30, 1472. He was the first of 18 children born to Louis I of Savoy and Anne of Cyprus. In 1451 he married the daughter of Charles VII of France, Yolanda, to whom he had been betrothed as an infant.
The Sixth Duke was the last male heir of his grandfather, Amadeus IX. The senior claimant to the ducal crown was Amadeus IX’s brother, Philip II (1443-1497), who became the Seventh Duke of Savoy. A close ally of France, he reigned but one year and has been referred to as "Philip without land".
Mar 30, 2021 · Saint of the Day – 30 March – Blessed Amadeus of Savoy (1435-1472) IXth Duke of Savoy, nicknamed “the Happy,” was the Duke of Savoy, from 1465 to 1472, apostle of the poor and ill, a pious, humble and gentle ruler. Born on 1 February 1435 in Thonon-les-Bains, France and died on 30 March 1472 at Vercelli, Italy of natural causes, aged 37.
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 29-30The County of Savoy was elevated to a duchy at the beginning of the 15th century, bringing together all the territories of the Savoyard state and having Amadeus VIII as its first duke. In the 18th century, Duke Victor Amadeus II annexed the Kingdom of Sardinia to the historical possessions of the Duchy, and from then on, the Savoyard dukes also ...
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 29-30Amadeus IX (1 February 1435 – 30 March 1472), nicknamed the Happy, was the Duke of Savoy from 1465 to 1472. The Catholic Church venerates him with a liturgical feast on March 30.
