Philippe II of Savoy

Philippe II of Savoy , known as Without Ground , also called Philippe of Bresse, born with Chambéry the February 5th 1438, died with Chambéry the November 7th 1497, was count of Bresse, then duke of Savoy, prince de Piémont, count d' Aoste and of Maurienne of 1496 with 1496. It was wire of Louis Ier, duke of Savoy, prince de Piémont, count d' Aoste and of Maurienne, and Anne de Lusignan.

It started by revolting against his father, but was overcome and Louis XI, on the request of his/her father, retained it captive with the castle of Loches of 1464 with 1466. Released, it took the party of Charles Bold the against Louis XI. It was one of principal the opponent to the dukes of Savoy and the regents. It ends up becoming duke, in dead of his great nephew Charles II, and died the following year.

Marriages and children

He had married with Moulins the April 6th 1472 Marguerite de Bourbon (1438 † 1483), girl of Charles I {{er}}, duke of Bourbon and Agnès of Burgundy. They had:

  • Louise (1476 † 1531), married in 1488 with Charles of Orleans (1459 † 1496), count d' Angoulême
  • Jerome (1478 † 1478)
  • Philibert II '' the Beautiful '' (1480 † 1504), duke of Savoy

Widower, it remarie with Mills the November 11th 1485 Claudine of Brush (1450 † 1513), girl of Jean Ier de Brosse, count de Penthièvre, and of Nicole de Châtillon.

  • Charles III '' the Good '' (1486 † 1553), duke of Savoy
  • Louis (1488 † 1502) provost of the Large Saint-Bernard
  • Philippe (1490 † 1533), abbot of Saint-Juste with Suze and Saint-Pierre de Rivalta, then count de Genève, baron de Faucigny, duke of Nemours
  • Assolone (1494 † 1494)
  • Jean-Amédée (1495 † 1495)
  • Philiberte (1498 † 1524), married in 1515 with Julien de Médicis (1479 † 1516)

It had also several mistresses.

  • Of Libéra Portoneri was born:
    • Rene (1468 † 1525), legitimated in 1499, count of Villars-in-Bresse (1497-1525) and of Tends (1501-1525), governor of Nice and Provence
    • Antoinette († 1500), married in 1486 with Jean II Grimaldi (1468 † 1505), prince de Monaco
    • Pierre, bishop of Geneva

  • Of Good of Romagnano, it had:

    • Claudine († 1528), married in 1514 with Jacques III († 1531), count de Horn
    • Marguerite, married to Ferréol count Costa di Chieri
    • Jeanne
    • Michel, priest

See too

Source

  • Files of Savoy
  • Genealogy of the house of Savoy

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