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Amadeus V | |
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Count of Savoy | |
Reign | 1285–1323 |
Predecessor | Philip I |
Successor | Edward |
Born | 1252/1253 Le Bourget |
Died | Avignon | 16 October 1323
Spouse | Sybille of Bâgé Marie of Brabant |
Issue | Bonne Edward Eleanor Margaret Agnes Aymon Maria Catherine Anna Beatrice |
House | Savoy |
Father | Thomas II of Savoy |
Mother | Beatrice Fieschi |
Amadeus V (1249 – 16 October 1323),[1] also known as Amadeus the Great, was the Count of Savoy from 1285 until his death in 1323. He was a significant medieval ruler who played a crucial role in the expansion and consolidation of the House of Savoy’s influence in the regions that are now part of modern-day France, Italy, and Switzerland.