Duke Amadeus VIII of Savoy retires after…

1434 CE

Duke Amadeus VIII of Savoy retires after forty-two years on the throne to a monastery at Ripaille, near Geneva, in 1434.

His retirement is only partial, however, and he continues to exercise power, with his son Louis (Ludovico) acting as his lieutenant.

During this period Amadeus' daughter Margherita is betrothed to Louis III of Anjou, pretender to the throne of Naples.

When Louis dies suddenly in 1434, Amadeus briefly claims Naples for Margherita but in the end abandons the kingdom to Alfonso V of Aragon.

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Geneva > Genéve Geneve Switzerland View →

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Alfonso V of Aragon View → Amadeus VIII View → Antipope Felix V View → Louis III of Naples View → Louis, Duke of Savoy View →

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Aragón, Kingdom of View → Naples, Angevin Kingdom of View → Anjou, Duchy of View → Savoy, Duchy of View →

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