Amadeus II (d. 1080), Count of Savoy 1060-1080, jointly ruled with Peter until 1078). He married Joan (Giovanna in Italian) of Geneva and had four children: Image File history File links Size of this preview: 421 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (500 × 712 pixel, file size: 282 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Amadeus II of Savoy ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 421 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (500 × 712 pixel, file size: 282 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Amadeus II of Savoy ... Events William I of England, in a letter, reminds the Bishop of Rome that the King of England owes him no allegiance. ... Events May - The Norman leader Robert Guiscard conquers Taranto. ... Events William I of England, in a letter, reminds the Bishop of Rome that the King of England owes him no allegiance. ... Peter I (d. ... Events Romanesque church begun at Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain Anselm of Canterbury becomes abbot of Le Bec William the Conqueror ordered the White Tower to be built Births Deaths Categories: 1078 ... Hunters a cool hobo For other uses, see Geneva (disambiguation). ...
Savoy was considered a valuable ally in both wars due to its geographical position, enabling a second front to be opened against France in the south.
In the War of the Spanish Succession Savoy faired particularly badly against the larger French forces resulting in a siege of Turin in 1706 which was only relieved by the intervention of an army of the Holy Roman Empire under Prince Eugene of Savoy.
Victor AmadeusII began a large scale persecution of the Vaudois (Piedmontese and Savoyard Protestants) in 1685.
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