Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy

Amadeus IX. (* February 1, 1435 in Thonon- les- Bains, Haute- Savoie, † March 30, 1472 in Vercelli, Piedmont) was Duke of Savoy.

He followed the eldest son of his father as Duke Ludwig after. Due to a serious illness of epilepsy in 1469 he abdicated in favor of his wife Jolanda, a sister of the French king Louis XI. , From. Then broke in Savoy during a civil war between the partisans of the French and the Burgundians.

Amadeus is considered a model of a Christian ruler and was beatified in 1677. His shrine is located in Turin. He is the patron saint of Savoy.

Progeny

Amadeus IX. married 1452 Jolande of France ( Yolande, 1434-1478 ), daughter of Charles VII of France and Mary of Anjou. The couple had the following children:

  • Ludwig ( Louis, 1453-1453 )
  • Anne (1455-1480) ∞ 1478 Frederick I ( 1452-1504 ) King of Naples (House Trastámara )
  • Karl ( Charles, 1456-1471 ), Prince of Piedmont
  • Philibert I. (1465-1482), Duke of Savoy, Duke of Aosta and Prince of Piedmont
  • Marie ( † 1511)
  • Luise (1462-1503) ∞ 1479 Hugh of Chalon († 1490 ), Lord of Orbe / Vaud ( Chalon House )
  • Bernhard ( Bernard, 1467-1467 )
  • Charles I (Charles 1468-1490 ), Duke of Savoy, Duke of Aosta and Prince of Piedmont
  • Jakob Ludwig ( Louis Jacques, 1470-1485 ), Marquis of Gex
  • Jean -Claude Galléas (1472-1472)
Yolande of Valois Louis XI of France Marie of Anjou Frederick of Naples Philibert I, Duke of Savoy Philip of Hachberg-Sausenberg Louise of Savoy (nun) Charles I, Duke of Savoy Integrated Authority File
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