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Amadeus V (between 1249 and 1253 – 1323), surnamed the Great from his wisdom and success as a ruler, was the Count of Savoy from 1285 to 1323. He established Chambéry as his seat. He was the son of Thomas II of Savoy and Beatrice di Fiechi. Image File history File links Blason73. ... Image File history File links Blason73. ... Events University, the first College at Oxford founded Births Emperor Kameyama of Japan Pope John XXII Frederick I, Margrave of Baden Deaths July 6 - Alexander II of Scotland (b. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... Events Canonization of Saint Thomas Aquinas Lithuania: Vilnius becomes capital August 12 - The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia) is signed, regulating the border for the first time Pharos of Alexandira Lighthouse (one of the Seven Wonders of the world) is destroyed by a series of earthquakes... For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... Events Canonization of Saint Thomas Aquinas Lithuania: Vilnius becomes capital August 12 - The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia) is signed, regulating the border for the first time Pharos of Alexandira Lighthouse (one of the Seven Wonders of the world) is destroyed by a series of earthquakes... The city and arrondissement of Chambéry in Savoie, France, has been the historical capital of Savoy since the 13th century, when Amadeus V of Savoy made it his seat. ... Thomas II, (c. ...

Amadeus IV 'The Great' (reigned 1285-1323) succeeded his uncle as Count of Savoy. Through his marriage to Sybilla, Countess of Bugey and Bresse he was able to incorporate these Burgundian districts into his states. Later expansion saw his dominions further increased.

In 1315 Amadeus assisted in the defense of Rhodes against the Turks.

Family and children

He first married Sybille of Bage and had 8 children:

1. Bonne of Savoy, married John of Burgundy, dauphin of Viennois and Hugh of Burgundy, lord of Montbauson
2. John of Savoy
3. Beatrice of Savoy, married Manfred IV of Saluzzo
4. Edoardo
5. Eleonor of Savoy, married William of Chalon, count of Auxerre and Tonnerre, Dreux IV of Mello and John I, count Forez
6. Margaret d. 1349, married to William I of Montferrato
7. Agnes d. 1372, married to William III of Geneva
8. Aimone

He married a second time to Maria of Brabant. She was a daughter of John I, Duke of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders. Her maternal grandparents were Guy of Dampierre and his first wife Matilda of Bethune. They had 4 children: Duke John I aka Jean de Valois and Jean de Bourgogne (May 28, 1371, Dijon – September 10, 1419, on the bridge of Montereau), also known as the Fearless (French: sans peur) was Duke of Burgundy from 1404 to 1419. ... Edward (1284 - 1329), surnamed the Liberal, was the Count of Savoy from 1323 to 1329. ... // Events January 9 - The Jewish population of Basel, Switzerland is rounded up and incinerated, believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing bubonic plague. ... Montferrat was a marquisate in Lombardy during the Middle Ages. ... Events In this year, the city of Aachen, Germany begins adding a Roman numeral Anno Domini date to a few of its coins. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ... Aimone (1291-1343), surnamed the Peaceful, was Count of Savoy from 1329 to 1343. ... Brabant is a former duchy in the Low Countries, and a former province of Belgium. ... Portrait of John I, Duke of Brabant from the Codex Manesse. ... Guy of Dampierre (Dutch: Gwijde van Dampierre) (c. ...

1. Maria of Savoy
2. Catherine d. 1336, married to Leopold I (duke of Austria and Styria)
3. Anne d. 1359, married to Byzantine Emperor Andronicus III Palaeologus
4. Beatrice of Savoy, married Henry VI, Duke of Carinthia, count of Tirol