Ludwig I (Vaud)

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Louis of Savoy (* after 1253 ; † January 13, 1302 in Naples ) from the family of the Counts of Savoy was the first master of Vaud .

Life

Ludwig was the son of Thomas II of Savoy , Count of Flanders and Beatrice Fieschi . He was originally intended for a spiritual career and already had charities in England. He probably took part in the crusade of Louis the Saint in 1270/71 . After the death of his uncle Philip of Savoy , there were disputes with his brother Amadeus and his nephew Philip about the succession in the county of Savoy . Amadeus prevailed as Count of Savoy and Ludwig was resigned to rule over the Vaud, the Bugey and Valromey . He established the sidelines of the Lords of Vaud. Ludwig expanded the position of the House of Savoy in the area northwest of Lake Geneva by founding Morges and defeated the Lords of Cossonay , whose castellans Nyon and Prangins he confiscated. He founded the Franciscan monastery in Nyon in 1295/96 and acquired Bern castle rights in 1297 . Ludwig died in Naples in 1302 at the court of Charles I of Anjou .

family

Ludwig was first married to Adeline von Lothringen (* before 1251; † before 1278), the daughter of Matthew II , Duke of Lorraine and Catherine of Limburg. They had a daughter

Ludwig married the widow of Guigues VI in 1278 . von Forez, Jeanne de Montfort , a daughter of Philip II of Montfort and Jeanne de Lévis. The couple had ten children

  • Margarete († 1313) ∞ I (1293) Jean de Salins , Lord of Vignory and Saint-Dizier († before 1307) ∞ II (1309) Simon of Saarbrücken († 1325), son of Count Johann I of Saarbrücken
  • Johanna († after October 29, 1360) ∞ Guillaume de Joinville , Lord of Gex († after 1310)
  • Ludwig , Lord of Vaud († 1349) ∞ (1309) Isabelle de Chalon († 1352/59), daughter of Jean de Chalon , Lord of Arlay
  • Peter († 1312)
  • Beatrix († after March 10, 1356) ∞ (1301) Geoffroy I, Lord of Clermont († 1332)
  • Eleonore († 1335) ∞ (1294) Rudolf of Neuchâtel († 1343)
  • Katharina († 1305)
  • Blanche († after April 1323) ∞ (1303) Pierre de Grandson , Lord of Belmont
  • Wilhelm (* after November 1293; † before 1344) ∞ Nicole d'Alamant
  • Isabella (* after November 1293) ∞ Humbert II. De Montluel

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Foundations for Medieval Genealogy: Burgundy Kingdom Nobility, Ch. 8 B: Barons de Vaud
predecessor Office successor
––– Lord of Vaud
1285–1302 		Ludwig II.
personal data
SURNAME Ludwig I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Louis of Savoy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lord of Vaud
DATE OF BIRTH after 1253
DATE OF DEATH January 13, 1302
Place of death Naples