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Philibert II of Savoy

«the Handsome»

He inherited from his father Philip II and married Margaret of Austria. The marriage brought Savoy closer to the Habsburgs and the Low Countries.

1480 – 1504DukeSavoy · ES
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Portrait of Philibert II of Savoy
Posthumous portraitPhilibert II of Savoy · dynastic portrait seriesAntoni Boys (Anton Waiss) · sixteenth centuryKunsthistorisches Museum, ViennaPublic domain · PDM 1.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1480 Documented

Death: 1504 Documented

Role: Duke

Dynasty: Savoy · ES

Territories: Savoy (ES) · Piedmont (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Duke · Savoy · Duchy Pending review1497–1504Effective rule
Prince · Piedmont · Principality Pending review1497–1504Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
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Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Philibert II of Savoy. Each title retains its own status.

Governments in 1497

  • Savoyard states2 titles and offices
    View titles and jurisdictions

    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.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

7 recorded claims · 5 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Philip II of Savoy

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Margaret of Bourbon

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Margaret of Austria

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Duke · Savoy · 1497–1504

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Prince · Piedmont · 1497–1504

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
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.

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