Amadeus VI | |
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Count of Savoy | |
Reign | 1343–1383 |
Predecessor | Aymon |
Successor | Amadeus VII |
Born | 4 January 1334 Chambéry, County of Savoy, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 1 March 1383 Castropignano, Kingdom of Naples | (aged 49)
Spouse | Bonne of Bourbon |
Issue | Amadeus VII of Savoy |
House | Savoy |
Father | Aymon, Count of Savoy |
Mother | Yolande of Montferrat |
Amadeus VI (4 January 1334[1] – 1 March 1383[2]), nicknamed the Green Count (Italian: Il Conte Verde) was Count of Savoy from 1343 to 1383. He was the eldest son of Aymon, Count of Savoy, and Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat. Though he started under a regency, he showed himself to be a forceful leader, continuing Savoy's emergence as a power in Europe politically and militarily. He participated in a crusade against the Turks who were moving into Europe.