Amadeus VIII of Savoy
He inherited as a child and became the first duke of Savoy in 1416. The House of Savoy continued to rule its territories with ducal rank.
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Key details
Birth: 1383 Documented
Death: 1451 Documented
Role: Duke
Dynasty: Savoy · ES
Territories: Savoy (ES) · Piedmont (ES)
Recorded relationships
Their titles over time
Follow the changing territories and offices of Amadeus VIII of Savoy. Each title retains its own status.
Governments in 1416
- Savoyard states2 titles and offices
View titles and jurisdictions
- Savoy · ESDuke · Effective rule1416–1440
- Piedmont · ESPrince · Effective rule1416–1440
Territories governed by the House of Savoy, included only where its government is dated and active. Source for this grouping
Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.
Sources for this profile
- Treccani · Amadeo VIII de Saboya
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Felix V., Antipapa, Papa
- Treccani · Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
8 recorded claims · 5 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1383
The authority record gives the birth as 1383. - DeathDocumented
1451
The authority record gives the death as 1451.
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Amadeus VII of Savoy
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherPending review
Bona of Berry
A precise source has not yet been added. - Marriage or partnershipPending review
Maria of Burgundy
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (1/3 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
Count · Savoy · 1391–1415
A precise source has not yet been added. - GovernmentDocumented
Duke · Savoy · 1416–1440
The authority record dates this office to 1416–1440. - GovernmentPending review
Prince · Piedmont · 1416–1440
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (4)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.