Philip II (Savoy)
Philip II of Savoy (also Ohneland or Philip of Bresse ; * February 5, 1438 in Chambéry ; † November 7, 1497 ibid) was Count of Bresse and in the last year of his life, from 1496, Duke of Savoy , Prince of Piedmont , Count from Aosta and Maurienne . He was a son of Ludwig , Duke of Savoy, and Anna of Lusignan .
Life
At a young age he rose up against his father, but was defeated and taken by the French King Louis XI. imprisoned in Loches Castle from 1464 to 1466 by order of his father . After he was released, he stood with Charles the Bold against Louis XI. In the course of this he was accepted into the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1468 . Philip was one of the main opponents of the Dukes of Savoy and the French regents.
After the death of his great-nephew Charles II , he took over the government in Savoy for a short time.
Marriages and offspring
He married on April 6, 1473 in Moulins Marguerite de Bourbon (1438-1483), daughter of Charles I , Duke of Bourbon , and Agnes of Burgundy . Your children were:
- Luise (1476–1531) ⚭ 1488 Charles de Valois (1459–1496), Count of Angoulême
- Jerome (Jérôme) (* / † 1478)
- Philibert II the Handsome (1480–1504), Duke of Savoy
After the death of his wife, he married on November 11, 1485 in Moulins Claudine de Brosse (1450-1513), daughter of Jean II. De Brosse , Count of Penthièvre , and Nicole de Châtillon-Blois .
- Charles III the good (1486–1553), Duke of Savoy
- Ludwig (1488–1502), Vogt of the hospice on the Great St. Bernhard
- Philip (1490–1533), Abbot of Saint-Juste in Suze and Saint-Pierre in Rivalta, then Count of Geneva , Baron von Faucigny , Duke of Nemours
- Assolone (1494-1494)
- Johann Amadeus (Jean-Amédée) (1495–1495)
- Philiberte (1498–1524) ⚭ 1515 Giuliano di Lorenzo de 'Medici (1479–1516)
Out of wedlock he had the following children:
- From Libéra Portoneri:
- Rainer (René) (1468–1525), legitimized in 1499, Count of Villars (1497–1525) and Tende (1501–1525), Governor of Nice and Provence , Grand Master of France
- Antoinette († 1500) ⚭ 1486 Johann II (1468–1505), Prince of Monaco
- Peter (Pierre), bishop
- From Bonne de Romagnano:
- Claudine († 1528) ⚭ 1514 Jacob III. Count of Horn († 1531)
- Marguerite ⚭ Ferréol Count of Costa di Chieri
- Jeanne
literature
- Louis Charles Dezobry, Théodore Bachelet: Philippe II de Savoie . In: Dictionnaire général de biographie et d'histoire . Paris 1863.
- Raphael de Smedt (ed.): Les chevaliers de l'ordre de la Toison d'or au XVe siècle. Notices bio-bibliographiques. (Kieler Werkstücke, D 3) 2nd, improved edition, Verlag Peter Lang, Frankfurt 2000, ISBN 3-631-36017-7 , pp. 160f.
Individual evidence
- ^ According to Smedt, Chevaliers, p. 160, he was born on November 15, 1443 in Thonon.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Charles II |
Duke of Savoy 1496–1497 |
Philibert II |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Philip II |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Philip II of Savoy (full name); Lacking land; Philip of Bresse |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Bresse and Duke of Savoy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1438 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chambery |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1497 |
| Place of death | Chambery |