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 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf count ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
alliedWith Kingdom of France ⓘ
awarded vicariate over parts of northern Italy ⓘ
birthDate 1334-01-04 ⓘ
birthPlace Chambéry ⓘ
burialPlace Hautecombe Abbey ⓘ
linked to: Abbey of Hautecombe
captured Gallipoli (1366) ⓘ
Mesembria (Nessebar) ⓘ
linked to: Bay of Nessebar

Varna (1366) ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 14th century ⓘ
child Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy ⓘ
coatColorSymbol green ⓘ
conflictWith Counts of Geneva ⓘ
linked to: Count of Geneva

Marquises of Saluzzo ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship County of Savoy ⓘ
deathDate 1383-03-01 ⓘ
deathPlace Campagna ⓘ
expandedTerritory Genevois ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ
Valais ⓘ
familyName of Savoy ⓘ
father Aymon, Count of Savoy ⓘ
linked to: Aimon of Savoy
givenName Amadeus ⓘ
house House of Savoy ⓘ
languageOfRecord Latin ⓘ
memberOf House of Savoy ⓘ
mother Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat ⓘ
nickname Green Count ⓘ
nobleTitle Count of Savoy ⓘ
notableFor consolidation of House of Savoy power ⓘ
expansion of Savoyard territories in the western Alps ⓘ
participatedIn Savio-Byzantine crusade of 1366–1367 ⓘ
positionHeld Count of Savoy ⓘ
predecessor Aymon, Count of Savoy ⓘ
linked to: Aimon of Savoy
reasonForNickname habit of wearing green armor and livery ⓘ
receivedTitleFrom Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV ⓘ
regionRuled Western Alps ⓘ
reignEnd 1383 ⓘ
reignStart 1343 ⓘ
relative Amadeus V, Count of Savoy ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Bonne of Bourbon ⓘ
successor Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy ⓘ
supported Byzantine Emperor John V Palaiologos ⓘ
linked to: John V Palaiologos
vassalOf Holy Roman Empire ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ
Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy → father → Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy ⓘ
subject linked to: the Red Count
Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy → predecessor → Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy ⓘ
subject linked to: the Red Count
Ordine Supremo della Santissima Annunziata → founder → Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy ⓘ
Order of the Collar → foundedBy → Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy ⓘ
Bonne of Bourbon → spouse → Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy ⓘ
Treaty of Turin (1381) → mediatedBy → Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy ⓘ