Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy

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Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy was a 14th-century Savoyard nobleman known as "the Red Count," who expanded Savoyard territories and strengthened the House of Savoy’s power in the western Alps.

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Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Savoy
medieval ruler
nobleman
birthDate 1360-02-24
birthPlace Chambéry
burialPlace Abbey of Hautecombe
surface form: Hautecombe Abbey
causeOfDeath riding accident
centuryOfActivity 14th century
child Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
Bonne of Savoy
Joan of Savoy
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Savoy
surface form: County of Savoy
dateOfAssumingOffice 1383
deathDate 1391-11-01
deathPlace Ripaille
endTimeOfOffice 1391
era Middle Ages
father Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy
feudalRank count
givenName Amadeus
house House of Savoy
languageOfUse Old French
memberOf House of Savoy
mother Bonne of Bourbon
nickname the Red Count
nobleFamily House of Savoy
nobleTitle Humbert I, Count of Savoy
surface form: Count of Savoy

Lord of Bresse
Lord of Faucigny
Lord of Nice
notableFor expansion of Savoyard territories
strengthening the House of Savoy in the western Alps
numeral VII
positionHeld Humbert I, Count of Savoy
surface form: Count of Savoy

Lord of Bresse
Lord of Faucigny
Lord of Nice
predecessor Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy
regionRuled Bresse
Faucigny
Nice
Savoy
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Chambéry
sexOrGender male
spouse Bonne of Berry
style Count
successor Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
territorialExpansion acquisition and consolidation of lands in the western Alps

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Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy father Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy predecessor Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy
antipope Felix V father Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy
subject surface form: Felix V
antipope Felix V predecessorAsDukeOfSavoy Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy
subject surface form: Felix V
Felix V father Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy
Bonne of Berry spouse Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy