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Philip II, Duke of Savoy

Philip II(5 February 1438 – 7 November 1497), surnamedthe Landless,was theDuke of Savoyfor a brief reign from 1496 to 1497.[1]

Philip II
Philipp II in the manuscriptStatuts, Ordonnances et Armorial de l'Ordre de la Toison d'Or,c. 1473
Duke of Savoy
Reign16 April 1496 – 7 November 1497
PredecessorCharles II
SuccessorPhilibert II
Born5 February 1438
Château de Chambéry,Duchy of Savoy
Died7 November 1497(1497-11-07)(aged 59)
Château de Chambéry, Duchy of Savoy
SpouseMarguerite de Bourbon
Claudine de Brosse
IssueLouise, Countess of Angoulême
Philibert II, Duke of Savoy
Charles III, Duke of Savoy
Philippe, Duke of Nemours
Philiberta, Duchess of Nemours
René of Savoy(illegitimate)
Antonia of Savoy(illegitimate)
HouseHouse of Savoy
FatherLouis of Savoy
MotherAnne of Cyprus

Biography

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Philip was the granduncle of the previous dukeCharles II,and the youngest surviving son of DukeLouis of SavoyandAnne of Cyprus.However, he was not theheir generalof the previous duke, there being several females before him in theline of succession.To ensure male inheritance to the Savoy line, his eldest son Philibert was married to his cousin, the only sister of the deceased young Duke. However, the plan did not succeed: the girl died at age twelve. (Philip had already died in the meantime.) The children of the daughters of Philip's eldest brother DukeAmedeo IX of Savoywere next in line, and were entitled to the inheritance of the line ofheirs-general,including Cyprus and Jerusalem. Despite the fact that Cyprus and Jerusalem did not bar succession in female line, Philip took those claims and used those titles as well. His male successors in Savoy also continued to do so, thus giving their ducal title a higher, royal titulary.

He spent most of his life as a junior member of the ducal family. His originalapanagewas the district ofBresse,[2]close to the French and Burgundian border, but it was lost and therefore Philip received his sobriquet "the Landless", or "Lackland".

Family

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First marriage

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He marriedMargaret of Bourbon(5 February 1438 – 1483)[3]and had:

  1. Louise(1476–1531), marriedCharles d'Orléans, Count of Angoulême,[2]had children including:
    1. Francis I of France[4]whose daughterMargaretofValoismarried toEmanuele Filibertoof Savoy.[4]
    2. Marguerite of Navarre(1492–1549); Queen consort of KingHenry II of Navarre[4]
  2. Girolamo (1478)
  3. Philibert II(1480–1504)[5]
Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Savoy

Second marriage

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He marriedClaudine de BrosseofBrittany(1450–1513),[6]daughter ofJean II de Brosseand Nicole de Châtillon, and they had:

  1. Charles III(1486–1553) who succeeded his half-brother as Duke of Savoy
  2. Louis (1488–1502)
  3. Philip(1490–1533),duke of Nemours
  4. Assolone (1494)
  5. Giovanni Amedeo (1495)
  6. Philiberta (1498–1524),[6]marriedJulian II di Medici(1479–1516),duke of Nemours[7]

Illegitimate issue

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He also had eight illegitimate children by two mistresses.

With Libera Portoneri:

  1. René of Savoy(1468-31 March 1525), served asGovernorofNiceandProvence,known as the Grand Bastard of Savoy and father-in-law ofAnne, 1st Duc de Montmorency
  2. Antonia of Savoy,marriedJean II, Lord of Monaco
  3. Peter of Savoy,BishopofGeneva

With Bona di Romagnano:

  1. Claudina (Claudia) of Savoy (d. 2 May 1528), married to Jacob III,Count of Horne(d. 15 August 1531).
  2. Margherita (Margaret) of Savoy.
  3. Giovanna (Johanna) of Savoy.
  4. Michele (Michael) of Savoy, a priest

Philip is an ancestor, through an illegitimate daughter ofHonorat II of Savoy,ofJoséphine de Beauharnais,first wife ofNapoleon.

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^Vester 2013,p. ix.
  2. ^abKnecht 1982,p. 1.
  3. ^Jackson-Laufer 1999,p. 231.
  4. ^abcKnecht 1982,p. xvi.
  5. ^Hand 2016,p. 220.
  6. ^abCholakian & Cholakian 2006,p. 317.
  7. ^Kemp 2006,p. 344.

Sources

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  • Cholakian, Patricia Francis; Cholakian, Rouben Charles (2006).Marguerite de Navarre.Columbia University Press.
  • Hand, Joni M. (2016).Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550.Routledge.
  • Jackson-Laufer, Guida Myrl (1999).Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide.ABC-CLIO.
  • Kemp, Martin (2006).Leonardo Da Vinci.Oxford University Press.
  • Knecht, R.J. (1982).Francis I.Cambridge University Press.
  • Vester, Matthew, ed. (2013).Sabaudian Studies: Political Culture, Dynasty, and Territory (1400–1700).Truman State University Press.
Philip II, Duke of Savoy
Born:5 February 1438Died:7 November 1497
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke of Savoy
1496–1497 		Succeeded by
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