Antipope Felix V, the last historical Antipope.

Amadeus VIII (September 4, 1383 – January 7, 1451) was the son of Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy and Bonne of Berry. He was surnamed the Peaceful and was the Count of Savoy from 1391 to 1416 and was elevated by Emperor Sigismund to the Duke of Savoy in 1416. Amadeus was also the antipope Felix V from November 1439 to April 1449. Image File history File links Felix V (Amadeus VIII of Savoy) was the last historical Antipope. ... Image File history File links Felix V (Amadeus VIII of Savoy) was the last historical Antipope. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Chokei of Japan Emperor Go-Kameyama ascends to the throne of Japan Births Pope Eugenius IV Deaths March 1 - Amadeus VI of Savoy, Count of Savoy (b. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events February 3 - Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II. June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture... Coat of Arms of the Counts of Savoy Amadeus VII (1360 – November 1, 1391), surnamed the Red Count, was Count of Savoy from 1383 to 1391. ... Bonne of Berry (1362-1435) was the daughter of John, Duke of Berry. ... Flag of Savoy This article is about the historical region of Savoy. ... July 18 - Battle of the Kondurcha River - Timur defeats Tokhtamysh in the Volga. ... May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ... Sigismund, aged approximately 50, depicted by unknown artist in the 1420s - the only contemporary portrait. ... The House of Savoy was a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy (a small region between Piedmont, Italy, and France). ... May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ... For the book by Robert Rankin, see The Antipope. ... Events Battle of Grotnik, which ended the hussite movement in Poland Eric of Pomerania, King of Sweden, Denmark and Norway is declared deposed in Sweden. ... Events January 6 - Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor. ...

After the death of his father in 1391, his mother acted as a regent, because of his youth.

In 1418 his distant cousin Louis of Savoy-Achaea, his brother-in-law, died as the last male of the elder branch of House of Savoy, leaving him as his heir-general, thus finally uniting the male-line claims of Savoy. Louis (1364 – 11 December 1418) was the Lord of Piedmont and titular Prince of Achaea from 1402. ... The House of Savoy or in Italian, La Casa di Savoia, or simply Casa Savoia, (or Savoie, French) is a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy, a region that includes present-day Piemonte, other parts of Northern Italy, and a smaller region in France. ... Inheritance is the practice of passing on property, titles, debts, and obligations upon the death of an individual. ...

He increased his dominions, encouraged several attempts to negotiate an end to the Hundred Years' War, and, after the death of his wife, retired from his position as Duke to become a hermit. Elected by the Council of Basel as an alternative Pope in opposition to Pope Eugene IV, Amadeus served as Anti-pope Felix V before stepping down to accept a Cardinal's office instead. Combatants France Castile Scotland Genoa Majorca Bohemia Crown of Aragon Brittany England Burgundy Brittany Portugal Navarre Flanders Hainaut Aquitaine Luxembourg Holy Roman Empire The Hundred Years War was a conflict between France and England, lasting 116 years from 1337 to 1453. ... Onuphrius lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the late 4th century A hermit (from the Greek erÄ“mos, signifying desert, uninhabited, hence desert-dweller) is a person who lives to some greater or lesser degree in seclusion and/or isolation from society. ... The Council of Basel was a council of bishops and other ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church that was held at Basel, Switzerland. ... Eugenius IV, né Gabriel Condulmer (1383 - February 23, 1447) was pope from March 3, 1431 to his death. ...

(Note on numbering: Pope Felix II is now considered an anti-pope. At the time however, this fact was not recognized and so the second currently acknowledged Pope Felix is known by the official number III. This has advanced the numbering of all subsequent Popes Felix by one. Popes Felix III and IV are currently acknowledged as the second and third popes by that name. It could also have affected the name taken by the anti-pope Felix V, who if he was now seen as having been a pope, would now been seen as the fourth Felix.)

Family and children

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He married Mary of Burgundy (1380-1422), daughter of Philip II, Duke of Burgundy and granddaughter of John II of France and had nine children: Image File history File links CoA_fam_ITA_savoia. ... Image File history File links CoA_fam_ITA_savoia. ... September 8 - Battle of Kulikovo - Russian forces under Grand Prince Dmitri Donskoi of Moscow resist a large invasion by the Blue Horde, Lithuania and Ryazan, stopping their advance at Kulikovo. ... Events January 10 - Battle of Nemecky Brod during the Hussite Wars. ... Philip II, Duke of Burgundy Philip II, Duke of Burgundy, known as the Bold (Philippe II de Bourgogne, le Hardi in French) (January 15, 1342, Pontoise – April 27, 1404, Halle), was the fourth son of King John II of France and his wife, Bonne (Judith), daughter of the king and... John II the Good (French: Jean II le Bon) (April 16, 1319 – April 8, 1364), was King of France 1350–1364, Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou and Maine 1332–1350, Count of Poitiers 1344–1350, and Duke of Guienne 1345–1350. ...

1. Margaret of Savoy (1405-1418)
2. Anthony of Savoy (1407)
3. Anthony of Savoy (1408)
4. Margaret of Savoy (1410-1479) married to:
   1. Louis III, titular king of Naples;
   2. Louis IV, Count Palatine of the Rhine;
   3. Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg.
5. Mary of Savoy (1411-1469), married Filippo Maria Visconti, duke of Milan.
6. Amadeus of Savoy, Prince of Piemonte (1412-1431)
7. Louis of Savoy (1413-1465), his successor
8. Bonne of Savoy (1415-1430)
9. Philip of Savoy, Count of Genève (1417-1444) unmarried.

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See also

• Louis Aleman

Louis Aleman (c. ...

External links

• Catholic Encyclopedia entry