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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 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 county was held by the House of Savoy. Several of these rulers ruled as King at one point in history or another. The County of Savoy was elevated to a duchy at the beginning of ...
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Peter II, 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. His significant land holdings in Sussex were also marked by his holding of the wardship of John de Warenne, 6th ...
In 1240, his younger son Peter II was invited to England by King Henry III, who had married Peter's niece Eleanor of Provence. He was appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Earl of Richmond and had the Savoy Palace erected in London. In 1313, Count Amadeus V the Great officially gained the status of Imperial immediacy from Emperor Henry VII.
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Gilded bronze statue above the entrance of the Savoy Hotel. Annotation 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). Sources & Information
Mar 22, 2023 · About Peter II, count of Savoy "the Little Charlemagne". 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 ...
