Peter II, Count of Savoy

Peter II
Peter's funerary monument[1]
Count of Savoy
Reign1263–1268
PredecessorBoniface
SuccessorPhilip I
Bornc. 1203
possibly Susa, Piedmont
Died15 May 1268
Château de Pierre-Châtel, Bugey
Burial
SpouseAgnes of Faucigny
IssueBeatrice of Savoy, Dame of Faucigny
HouseSavoy
FatherThomas I, Count of Savoy
MotherMargaret of Geneva

Peter II (c. 1203 – 15 May 1268), called the Little Charlemagne,[2] was Count of Savoy from 1263 until his death in 1268. He was also holder of the Honour of Richmond, Yorkshire, England, the Honour of the Eagle also known as the Honour of Pevensey and the Honour of Eu also known as the Honour of Hastings. His significant land holdings in Sussex were also marked by his holding of the wardship of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey which brought with it lands centred upon Lewes castle. Briefly, from 1241 until 1242, castellan of Dover Castle and Keeper of the Coast (later called Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports). In 1243 he was granted land by the Thames in London where he later built the Savoy Palace.[3]

  1. ^ Kerrich, T. (1817). "XVII. Observations upon some Sepulchral Monuments in Italy and France". Archaeologia. 18: 186–196. doi:10.1017/S0261340900026126. ISSN 2051-3186.
  2. ^ Jean d’Orville dit Cabaret. 1995. La Chronique de Savoie. Montmélian: La Fontaine de Siloé. 92.
  3. ^ Marshall, John (2023). Peter of Savoy: The Little Charlemagne. Pen and Sword.