Search results
Louis, Duke of Savoy. Ludovico I or Louis I ( Italian: Lodovico; 24 February 1413 – 29 January 1465) was Duke of Savoy from 1440 until his death in 1465. 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.
- Mary of Burgundy
Marie of Savoy (end January 1411 – 22 February 1469),...
- House of Savoy
The House of Savoy (Italian: Casa Savoia) is an Italian...
- Duchy of Savoy
The Duchy of Savoy (Italian: Ducato di Savoia; French: Duché...
- Mary of Burgundy
In 1415, Emperor Sigismund raised the Country of Savoy to a Dukedom and Amadeus became its first Duke. The new duchy was further enlarged at the death of his relative, Louis of Savoy, Duke of Piedmont, the last descendant of Thomas II of Savoy who had founded the Piedmont branch of the dynasty.
Jul 21, 2023 · The highly gendered representations in historiography of Anne of Lusignan (1418–1462), Duchess of Savoy from 1440 to 1462, and her husband, Duke Louis of Savoy (1413–1465), co-ruler of Savoy 1434 to 1440 and Duke of Savoy from 1440 to 1465, offer a particularly striking example of these dynamics.
Mar 22, 2024 · 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 ...
Louise of Savoy (1476–1531) Duchess of Angoulême, mother of King Francis I, and regent of France who negotiated, with Margaret of Austria, the Peace of Cambrai. 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 ...
