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Life. 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.
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.
Louise Of Savoy (born Sept. 11, 1476, Pont d’Ain, France—died Sept. 22, 1531, Grez, near Fontainebleau) was the mother of King Francis I of France, who as regent twice during his reign played a major role in the government of France. The daughter of Philip II the Landless, duke of Savoy, and Marguerite de Bourbon, Louise married Charles de ...
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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.
Jan 23, 2022 · Biography. 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 ...
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Name variations: Louise de Savoie. Regent of France (1515–1516, 1525–1526); born September 11, 1476, in the Châteaux de Pont-d'Ain in Savoy, now southwest France; died on September 22, 1531, at Grez-sur-Loing, south of Fontainebleau, France; buried on October 19, 1531, at Saint-Denis, Paris, beside the kings and queens of France, following ...
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Louis I, Duke of Savoy, was born in 1413 and ruled from 1440 until his death in 1465. Louis I received the Shroud of Turin in 1452, and he failed to conquer the Duchy of Milan. He married Princess Anne of Cyprus in 1433 and had several children, including Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy, Louis, King of Cyprus, and Charlotte, Queen of France. Louis I died in Lyon while returning from France.
