Charles I of Savoy
He inherited the duchy from his brother Philibert I. His marriage to Blanche of Montferrat strengthened Savoy’s expectations of the Palaeologan inheritance, while intervention in Saluzzo brought him into conflict with French interests.
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Key details
Birth: 29 March 1468 Documented
Death: 13 March 1490 Documented
Role: Duke
Dynasty: Savoy · ES
Territories: Savoy (ES) · Piedmont (ES)
Recorded relationships
Their titles over time
Follow the changing territories and offices of Charles I of Savoy. Each title retains its own status.
Governments in 1482
- Savoyard states2 titles and offices
View titles and jurisdictions
- Savoy · ESDuke · Effective rule1482–1490
- Piedmont · ESPrince · Effective rule1482–1490
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 · Carlos I de Saboya
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Karl I., Savoyen, Herzog
- Treccani · Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
7 recorded claims · 4 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
29 March 1468
The authority record gives the birth as 1468-03-29. - DeathDocumented
13 March 1490
The authority record gives the death as 1490-03-13.
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Amadeus IX of Savoy
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherPending review
Yolande of France
A precise source has not yet been added. - Marriage or partnershipPending review
Blanche of Montferrat
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (1/2 with a precise source)
- GovernmentDocumented
Duke · Savoy · 1482–1490
The authority record dates this office to 1482–1490. - GovernmentPending review
Prince · Piedmont · 1482–1490
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (3)
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.
