Louis, Duke of Savoy

Ludovico I
Imagined portrait of Ludovico byFerrero di Lavriano,1701
Duke of Savoy
Reign	6 January 1440 – 29 January 1465
Predecessor	Amadeus VIII
Successor	Amadeus IX
Born	(1413-02-24)24 February 1413 Geneva
Died	29 January 1465(1465-01-29)(aged 51) Lyon
Spouse	Anne of Cyprus
Issue	Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy Louis, King of Cyprus Philip II, Duke of Savoy Marguerite, Countess of Saint-Pol Charlotte, Queen of France Maria, Countess of Saint-Pol Bona, Duchess of Milan Jacques, Count of Romont
House	House of Savoy
Father	Amadeus VIII
Mother	Mary of Burgundy

Ludovico IorLouis I(Italian:Lodovico; 24 February 1413 – 29 January 1465) was Duke ofSavoyfrom 1440 until his death in 1465.

Life

Louis was born atGenevathe son ofAmadeus VIII, Duke of SavoyandMary of Burgundy;he was the first to hold the title ofPrince of Piedmont.On 1 November 1433 (or 12 February 1434), atChambéry,he married PrincessAnne of Cyprus,an heiress of theKingdom of Cyprusand the defunctKingdom of Jerusalem.The family lived inAllaman Castle,Vaud/Switzerland and as Count de Vaud, Savoy tried to conquer theDuchy of Milan,then under theRepubblica Ambrosiana,but failed.

In 1452 he received theShroud of TurinfromMargaret de Charny.It was held by theHouse of Savoyuntil 1946, at the end of theKingdom of Italyand bequeathed to theHoly Seein 1983.

Louis died atLyonin 1465, while returning fromFrance.

Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Savoy

Issue

Louis and Anne had:

1. Amadeus IX(Thonon,1 February 1435 – 30 March 1472), Duke of Savoy, marriedYolande of France
2. Louis(Thonon, 5 June 1436 –Ripaille,12 July 1482), Count of Geneva, King of Cyprus.
3. Marie (Morges,March 1437 – Thonon, 1 December 1437)
4. Jean (1437?–1440)
5. Philip II(Thonon, 5 February 1438 –Torino,7 November 1497), Duke of Savoy, marriedMargaret of Bourbon
6. Marguerite(Pinerolo,April 1439 –Bruges,9 March 1485), married firstly in December 1458Giovanni IV Paleologo,Marquis of Montferratand secondlyPierre II de Luxembourg,Count of St. Pol, of Brienne, de Ligny, Marle, and Soissons
7. Pierre (Genève, c. 2 February 1440 –Torino,21 October 1458), Archbishop of Tarentasia.
8. Janus (Genève,8 November 1440 –Annecy,22 December 1491), Count of Faucigny and Geneva, married Helene of Luxembourg, daughter ofLouis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol,and his first wifeJeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons
9. Charlotte(Chambéry,16 November 1441 –Amboise,1 December 1483), married KingLouis XI of France
10. Aimon (Genève, 2 November 1442 – Genève, 30 March 1443)
11. Jacques (Genève, 29 November 1444 – Genève 1 June 1445)
12. Agnes (Chambéry, October 1445 –Paris,16 March 1509), married François d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville. Their son wasLouis I d'Orléans, duc de Longueville
13. Jean Louis (Genève, 26 February 1447 – Torino, 4 July 1482), Bishop of Genève
14. Maria(Pinerolo, 20 March 1448 – 13 September 1475), marriedLouis of Luxembourg, Count of St. Pol, of Brienne, de Ligny, and Conversano,Constable of France
15. Bona(Avigliana,12 August 1449 –Fossano,17 November 1503), marriedGaleazzo Maria Sforza,Duke of Milan
16. Giacomo(Genève, 12 November 1450 –Ham in Picardy,30 January 1486), Count of Romont, Lord of Vaud
17. Anne (Genève, September 1452 – Genève, 1 October 1452)
18. François (Annecy, 19 August 1454 – Torino 6 October 1490),Archbishop of AuchandBishop of Geneva
19. Jeanne (died without alliance, 1455?)

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