Tag: Amedeo VII
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136 – Savoy from count to duke to pope (1391 – 1451)
We follow little count Amedeo VIII as he comes to power and manages to not only expand, consolidate and organise first his county and then duchy, but even has a go at being pope for a while!
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135 – Savoy – different coloured counts and a murder mystery (1255 – 1391)
We continue catching up with the house of Savoy picking up in 1255 and, after some zig-zagging succession, see the “colourful” green count Amedeo VI and then try to discover what really happened to his son, Amedeo VII the Red count, as the counts slowly continue to expand their lands and influence in France and…