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Mother. Margaret of Geneva. Peter II (c. 1203 – 15 May 1268), called the Little Charlemagne, [2] was Count of Savoy from 1263 until his death in 1268. He was also holder of the Honour of Richmond, Yorkshire, England, the Honour of the Eagle also known as the Honour of Pevensey and the Honour of Eu also known as the Honour of Hastings.
The titles of the Count of Savoy, and then Duke of Savoy, are titles of nobility attached to the historical territory of Savoy. Since its creation, in the 11th century, the House of Savoy held the county.
NamePortraitBirthMarriagesHumbert I 1032–1047/1048Ancilla c. 995/1000 four sonsc. 1047/1048 Hermillon aged around 68c. 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 29-30People also ask
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The County of Savoy (French: Comté de Savoie, Italian: Contea di Savoia) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire which emerged, along with the free communes of Switzerland, from the collapse of the Burgundian Kingdom in the 11th century. It was the cradle of the future Savoyard state.
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Peter II (c. 1203 – 15 May 1268), called the Little Charlemagne, was Count of Savoy from 1263 until his death in 1268.
Count Peter of Savoy (d. 1268) was the maternal uncle of Eleanor of Provence, queen-consort of Henry III of England, and came with her to London. Sculptor Frank Lynn Jenkins (1870 - 1927), British sculptor, artist and stone carver ( Mapping of Sculpture ).
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, the Honour of the Eagle also known as the Honour of Pevensey and the Honour of Eu also known as the Honour of Hastings. Read more on Wikipedia.
