Aymon, Count of Savoy
Monarch
1291 – 1343
Who was Aymon, Count of Savoy?
Aymon, nicknamed the Peaceful, was Count of Savoy from 1329 to 1343.
Aymon was born in Chambéry. His father was Amadeus V, Count of Savoy, and he was the younger brother of Edward, Count of Savoy.
He contested the title Count of Savoy with his niece, Joan of Savoy since Savoy operated under Salic law and had never had a female ruler. Joan with the support of her husband, John III, Duke of Brittany defended Joan's claim. John and Joan had no issue. Eventually a settlement was reached whereby Aymon obtained the Countship in return for providing a monetary payment to Joan.
Aymon married Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrato granddaughter of Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos and had 5 children, only 2 lived to adulthood:
Bianca, married in 1350 to Galeazzo II Visconti, Lord of Milan.
John, died young
Catherine, died young
Louis, died young
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- Born
- Dec 15, 1291
Bourg-en-Bresse - Also known as
- Aimone, the Peaceful
- Aymon, the Peaceful
- Parents
- Spouses
- Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat
(1330/05/01 - 1342/12/24)
- Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat
- Children
- Nationality
- Italy
- Died
- Jun 22, 1343
Hautecombe Abbey
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on July 23, 2013
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