Peter II, Count of Savoy
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1203 – 1268
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Who was Peter II, Count of Savoy?
Peter II, called the Little Charlemagne, was the 1st Earl of Richmond from 1241 until his death and the Count of Savoy from 1263 until his death. He built the Savoy Palace in London.
Peter was the seventh of nine sons of Thomas I of Savoy and Marguerite of Geneva, and the uncle of Eleanor of Provence, queen-consort of Henry III of England. He was born in Suze in the French County of Albon.
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- Born
- 1203
Susa - Also known as
- Little Charlemagne
- Peter of Savoy, Earl of Richmond
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Italy
- Died
- May 15, 1268
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on July 23, 2013
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