Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy

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Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy, known as the Green Count, was a 14th-century Savoyard ruler and military leader who significantly expanded and consolidated the power of the House of Savoy in the western Alps.

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Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf count
human
medieval ruler
military leader
nobleman
alliedWith Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
awarded vicariate over parts of northern Italy
birthDate 1334-01-04
birthPlace Chambéry NERFINISHED
burialPlace Hautecombe Abbey NERFINISHED
captured Gallipoli (1366) NERFINISHED
Mesembria (Nessebar) NERFINISHED
Varna (1366) NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 14th century
child Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy NERFINISHED
coatColorSymbol green
conflictWith Counts of Geneva NERFINISHED
Marquises of Saluzzo NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship County of Savoy NERFINISHED
deathDate 1383-03-01
deathPlace Campagna NERFINISHED
expandedTerritory Genevois NERFINISHED
Piedmont NERFINISHED
Valais NERFINISHED
familyName of Savoy
father Aymon, Count of Savoy NERFINISHED
givenName Amadeus NERFINISHED
house House of Savoy NERFINISHED
languageOfRecord Latin
memberOf House of Savoy NERFINISHED
mother Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat NERFINISHED
nickname Green Count NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Count of Savoy NERFINISHED
notableFor consolidation of House of Savoy power
expansion of Savoyard territories in the western Alps
participatedIn Savio-Byzantine crusade of 1366–1367 NERFINISHED
positionHeld Count of Savoy NERFINISHED
predecessor Aymon, Count of Savoy NERFINISHED
reasonForNickname habit of wearing green armor and livery
receivedTitleFrom Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV NERFINISHED
regionRuled Western Alps NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1383
reignStart 1343
relative Amadeus V, Count of Savoy NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
spouse Bonne of Bourbon NERFINISHED
successor Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy NERFINISHED
supported Byzantine Emperor John V Palaiologos NERFINISHED
vassalOf Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED

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Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy father Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy
Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy predecessor Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy
Order of the Annunciation foundedBy Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy