Born about in Chambery, Savoie, France
Ancestors 
Brother of
Antoinette (de Savoie) Savoie, Louis (de Savoie) Savoie and Jeannette (de Savoie) Savoie [half]
Husband of
Bonne (Berry) de Berry
— married
18 Jan 1377 in Paris, Île-de-France, France
Descendants 
Father of
Humbert Savoie, Amédée (Savoie) de Savoie, Bonne (Savoie) de Savoie and Jeanne (de Savoie) Savoie
Died about
at about age 31
in Ripaille, Geneva, Switzerland
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Sep 2010
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Amadeus VII (1360 – November 1, 1391), surnamed the Red Count, was Count of Savoy from 1383 to 1391.
Amadeus was born in Avigliana, Piedmont, the son of Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy. Amadeus VII was known for his hospitality, for he would entertain people of all stations and never turned a person from his table without a meal. He married Bonne of Berry, daughter of John, Duke of Berry, who was the younger brother of Charles V of France. They had three children:
- Amedeo VIII, later known as Antipope Felix V, married Mary of Burgundy (1380–1422), daughter of Philip the Bold
- Bonne (d. 1432) married to Louis of Piedmont, the final of the Savoy-Archaea Branch; see also Thomas II of Savoy
- Joan (d. 1460) married to Giangiacomo Paleologo, marquis of Montferrat.
Upon his death at age 31, controversy arose because of his will. Amadeus VII left the important role of guardian of his son and heir, Amadeus VIII, to his own mother, a sister of the powerful Duke de Bourbon, instead of following the tradition of appointing the child's mother, who was a daughter of the equally powerful Duke de Berry. It took three months of negotiations to restore peace in the family.
From Wikipédia: Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, accessed September 14, 2014.
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