Charles II, Duke of Savoy


Charles II
Duke of Savoy
Reign13 March 1490 – 16 April 1496
PredecessorCharles I
SuccessorPhilip II
Born23 June 1489
Turin, Piedmont, Duchy of Savoy
Died16 April 1496(1496-04-16) (aged 6)
Moncalieri, Duchy of Savoy
HouseSavoy
FatherCharles I
MotherBlanche 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.

  1. ^ Sabaudian Studies: Political Culture, Dynasty, and Territory (1400–1700), ed. Matthew Vester, (Truman State University Press, 2013), ix.