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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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