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Savoy (/ s ə ˈ v ɔɪ /; Arpitan: Savouè; French: Savoie ⓘ; Italian: Savoia) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps.Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south and west and to the Aosta Valley in the east.
Margaret of Savoy. Marie of Luxembourg-Saint-Pol ( c. 1472 — 1 April 1547) was the ruling Countess Regnant of Soissons and Saint-Pol between 25 October 1482 and 1 April 1547. She was additionally made Countess consort of Vendôme through her marriage to Francis, Count of Vendôme. [1] After the death of her spouse, she became regent of the ...
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Biography. He was born in Carignano, Piedmont, the son of Humbert II of Savoy and Gisela of Burgundy, the daughter of William I of Burgundy. [2] He succeeded as count of Savoy upon the death of his father. [1] Amadeus had a tendency to exaggerate his titles, and also claimed to be Duke of Lombardy, Duke of Burgundy, Duke of Chablais, and vicar ...
Peter II, Count of Savoy (1203–1268), called the Little Charlemagne; Peter II of Sicily (1304-1342) Peter II of Cyprus (c. 1357–1382), called The Fat; Peter II, Duke of Brittany (1418–1457), count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond; Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1438–1503) Peter II of Portugal (1648–1706), King of Portugal and the ...
Peter II, Count of Savoy. Peter II (c. 1203 – 15 May 1268), called the Little Charlemagne, was Count of Savoy from 1263 until his death in 1268. He was also holder of the Honour of Richmond, Yorkshire, England and briefly, from 1241 until 1242, castellan of Dover Castle and Keeper of the Coast (later called Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports ).
Peter II, Count of Savoy (1203–1268) – in 1240 was granted the Honour of Richmond by Henry III, but he never assumed the title of Earl; under his will, he left the Honour of Richmond to his niece the queen, Eleanor of Provence, who transferred it to the crown. Earls of Richmond, 2nd Creation (restored 1268)
