Ludwig II (Vaud)
Louis of Savoy (* between 1283 and 1293 ; † between January 18 and January 29, 1349 ) from the family of the Counts of Savoy was lord of Vaud .
Life
He was the son of Ludwig I , lord of Vaud and Jeanne de Montfort . He succeeded his father in 1302 as Lord of Vaud. In 1310 he was appointed Senator of Rome by Pope Clement V and accompanied Henry VII on his imperial coronation. He supported his uncle Amadeus V in the fight against the Dauphins of Vienne . In 1314/21 he renounced his rights to Savoy vis-à-vis Amadeus V. in return for an annual pension and the bestowal of some fiefs. He expanded the rule of the House of Savoy in Vaud by taking over the rulership rights of monasteries and bringing the Vaud nobility under control and integrating them into the Savoy system. He forced the bishop of Lausanne to divide the jurisdiction over the city of Lausanne . Edward of Savoy made him lieutenant general of the Canavese in 1322 . In 1328 he fought on the French side in the Battle of Cassel . From 1330 he is often found at the court of the French King Philip VI. who made him chief chamberlain. He fought for France in the campaigns of the Hundred Years' War . After the death of Count Aymons of Savoy, he became the guardian of his son Amadeus VI. After his only son Johann died in the battle of Laupen , he bequeathed the Vaud to his daughter Katharina, who passed the highly indebted area to Amadeus VI in 1359. had to sell.
family
Ludwig married Isabelle de Chalon († 1352/59) in 1309 , daughter of John I of Chalon , Sire d'Arlay and Margaret of Burgundy . They had 2 children
- Katharina , mistress of Vaud († 1388) ∞ (I) Azzo Visconti (1302–1339); ∞ (II) Raoul II. De Brienne , Count of Eu and Guînes († 1350); ∞ (III) William I , Count of Namur (1324-1391)
- Johann († 1339), killed in the Battle of Laupen ∞ Margarete von Auxerre († 1378)
literature
- Bernard Demotz: Ludwig II of Savoy. In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages . Vol. 5, dtv, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-423-590572 , Sp. 2198 f.
Web links
- Bernard Andenmatten: Savoyen, Ludwig II of (Vaud). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Foundations for Medieval Genealogy: Burgundy Kingdom Nobility. Ch. 8 B Barons de Vaud.
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ludwig I. | Lord of Vaud 1302–1349 |
Catherine |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ludwig II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Louis of Savoy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lord of Vaud |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1283 and 1293 |
| DATE OF DEATH | between January 18, 1349 and January 29, 1349 |