Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy

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Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy was a 15th-century ruler who greatly expanded and consolidated Savoy’s power and later became antipope Felix V.

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Surface form Occurrences
Amadeus VIII of Savoy 1
Louis of Savoy 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century ruler
Duke of Savoy
antipope
human
alternateName Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
surface form: Amadeus VIII of Savoy

Felix V
birthDate 1383-09-04
birthPlace Chambéry
Château de Chambéry
Duchy of Savoy
surface form: County of Savoy
child Louis, Duke of Savoy
Margaret of Savoy
conflict Western Schism
countryOfCitizenship Savoy
createdTitle Duchy of Savoy
deathDate 1451-01-07
deathPlace Geneva
electedBy Council of Basel
elevationOfSavoyToDuchyBy Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
elevationOfSavoyToDuchyYear 1416
endTime 1439
1449
era Late Middle Ages
father Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy
givenName Haus für Mozart
surface form: Amadeus
knownFor becoming antipope Felix V
expanding and consolidating the power of Savoy
mother Bonne of Berry
nobleFamily House of Savoy
papalReignAsFelixVFrom 1439
papalReignAsFelixVTo 1449
positionHeld Count of Savoy
Duke of Savoy
Prince of Piedmont
antipope Felix V
predecessor Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy
regnalNumber VIII
reignAsCountOfSavoyFrom 1391
reignAsCountOfSavoyTo 1416
reignAsDukeOfSavoyFrom 1416
reignAsDukeOfSavoyTo 1439
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Chambéry
Ripaille
retirementToHermitageAt Ripaille
retirementYear 1434
spouse Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy
startTime 1391
1416
successor Louis, Duke of Savoy

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Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy alternateName Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
this entity surface form: Amadeus VIII of Savoy
Duchy of Savoy foundedBy Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
University of Turin founder Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
this entity surface form: Louis of Savoy
House of Savoy member Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy