Amadeus V, Count of Savoy

Amadeus V of Savoy, called the Great. (* 1252 or 1253; † October 16, 1323 in Avignon ), was Count of Savoy from 1285 to 1323 He was the youngest son of Thomas II

Life

Amadeus V. married on July 5, 1272 by Sibylle Bâgé (also called Sibyl of Baugé ). From her he received the Bresse region north of Lyon, between the rivers Saône and Ain.

The first political act Amadeus V., Count of Savoy was curbing the ambitions of his brother Louis and his nephew Philip. For this he gave them important parts of the Savoyard power range to their administration: Ludwig received the canton of Vaud, Philipp Piedmontese cities of Turin and Pinerolo and the level between the rivers Po and Dora Riparia.

Amadeus V. secured the territories of the Counts of Geneva, by graduating on October 1, 1285 an agreement with the Bishop of Geneva, could be explained by the Protector of Geneva. The Treaty of Annemasse 1287 the Count of Geneva and the Dauphin of Viennois recognized the suzerainty of Savoy. 1301 Amadeus negotiated with the Bishop Boniface of Challants of Sion, to end the dispute with the Valais.

Amadeus openly supported the cities in western Switzerland, who resisted against the king of the Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf von Habsburg. He joined the King of France Philip IV the Fair and was awarded in 1304 after a successful campaign in Flanders ( → Battle of Mons -en- Pévèle ) the county Maulévrier in Normandy. In his Parisian palace, the Hôtel du comte de Savoie at the Porte Saint- Marcel ( at the southern end of today's Rue Descartes) seventeen Knights Templar were interrogated in 1309.

As Savoy was still part of the Holy Roman Empire, Amadeus approached after the death of the Roman-German King Albrecht I of Habsburg in 1308 the new King and later Emperor Henry VII of Luxembourg. Emperor Henry wanted to reconstruct the old kingdom of Burgundy Arelat again, to the dismay of the French king Philip IV. , This After the occupation of Lyons by Philip IV took Amadeus party for Emperor Henry. But the plans of the Emperor failed dennaoch of French opposition. Because of the political situation makes Savoy lost its influence on Lyon and gave the expansion to the west in the direction of France on; Rather, attention is now focused on Italy.

Amadeus V. accompanied the Emperor Henry VII.nach Italy ( → Emperor Henry pilgrimage to Rome ) and received the thanks the title of Imperial Count and dominion over the fief of Asti and Ivrea.

Progeny

From 1272 closed with Sibyl of Baugé marriage produced five children:

  • Eduard ( † 1329 ), he joined the eldest son succeeds his father;
  • Aymon (* 1273, † 1343 ), Count of Savoy ( 1329 ) in succession to his brother Edward;
  • Margaret ∞ 1296 Jean Marquis of Montferrat.
  • Elenore ∞ 1292 William of Chalon, Count of Auxerre
  • ∞ Dreux de Mello ( Mello House )
  • ∞ Jean, Count of Forez
  • Agnes ∞ 1297 William III. Count of Geneva
  • Bonne ∞ Hugh of Burgundy

After the death of Sibyl Amadeus V. 1297 married Marie of Brabant. With her he had four daughters:

  • Marie married in 1309 ∞ at the age of 11 years, Hugo, Baron of Faucigny ( House La Tour -du-Pin )
  • Catherine ∞ 1315 Duke Leopold I of Austria
  • Anna ∞ 1325 Andronikos III. , Emperor of Byzantium
  • Beatrice ∞ 1328 Henry of Carinthia
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