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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.
- 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
France. Switzerland. The Duchy of Savoy ( Italian: Ducato di...
- Mary of Burgundy
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.
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.
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The Duchy of Savoy inherited the lordship of the Italian province Piedmont in 1418. The capitals were Chambéry (1416-1563) and then Turin (1563-1713). In 1713, the then Duke of Savoy received the Kingdom of Sicily, which he exchanged for Sardinia in 1720. France annexed the Savoy under the Treaty of Turin in 1860.
In 1792, during the French Revolution, the Duchy of Savoy was invaded by the French army and its rulers were forced to flee to Turin, the capital of Piedmont. In 1798, the French established a new government in the Duchy and declared it a part of the French Republic. 13. Napoleon Bonaparte annexed Savoy in 1792.
