Amédée IX of Savoy

Amédée IX of Savoy , known as the Happy , born with Thonon-the-Baths the 1435, died with Vercelli the March 30th 1472, was duke of Savoy, prince de Piémont, count d' Aoste and of Maurienne of 1465 with 1472. It was wire of Louis Ier, duke of Savoy, prince de Piémont, count d' Aoste and of Maurienne, and Anne de Lusignan.

Epileptic, it was little been willing to reign, and the authority was exerted by his wife Yolande de France and by her brother Philippe, count de Bresse. He preferred to devote himself to piety and was béatifié in 1677.

---- He had married in 1452 Yolande de France (1434 † 1478), girl of Charles VII, king de France, and of Marie of Anjou, and had:

Louis (1453 † 1453)
Anne (1455 † 1480); married in 1478 with Frederic II (1452 † 1504) king de Naples
Charles (1456 † 1471), prince de Piémont
Philibert Ier (1465 † 1482), duke of Savoy, count d' Aoste and prince of Piedmont
Marie († 1511), married in 1476 Philippe, margrave de Bade-Hachberg (1454 † 1503); then with Jacques d' Assay, lord of Plessis
Louise (1462 † 1503), married in 1479 with Hugues de Chalon, lord of Sphere † 1490)
Bernard (1467 † 1467)
Charles Ier (1468 † 1490), duke of Savoy, count d' Aoste and prince of Piedmont
Jacques Louis (1470 † 1485), marquis de Gex
Jean-Claude Galléas (1472 † 1472)

Source

Files of Savoy
Genealogy of the house of Savoy

See too

History of Savoy of 1416 to 1792

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