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Charles II | |
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Duke of Savoy | |
Reign | 13 March 1490 – 16 April 1496 |
Predecessor | Charles I |
Successor | Philip II |
Born | 23 June 1489 Turin, Piedmont, Duchy of Savoy |
Died | 16 April 1496 Moncalieri, Duchy of Savoy | (aged 6)
House | Savoy |
Father | Charles I |
Mother | Blanche of Montferrat |
Charles II or Charles John Amadeus (Carlo Giovanni Amedeo in Italian) (23 June 1489, [citation needed] Turin, Piedmont – 16 April 1496), was the Duke of Savoy from 1490 to 1496 but his mother Blanche of Montferrat (1472–1519) was the actual ruler as a regent.[1] In 1485 his father Charles I had received the hereditary rights to the Kingdoms of Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Armenia which were inherited by young Charles.