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Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy

1383 - 1451

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Amadeus VIII (4 September 1383 – 7 January 1451), nicknamed the Peaceful, was Count of Savoy from 1391 to 1416 and Duke of Savoy from 1416 to 1440. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy is the 63rd most popular nobleman (up from 99th in 2019), the 298th most popular biography from France (up from 580th in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Nobleman.

Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy is most famous for being a ruler of the House of Savoy, and for being the father of Marguerite de Savoie.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy ranks 63 out of 1,415. Before him are Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Ludovico Sforza, Felipe VI of Spain, Albert I of Germany, and Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark. After him are Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, Edgar Ætheling, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, Raynald of Châtillon, Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, and Philippe I, Duke of Orléans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1383, Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy ranks 2. Before him is Pope Eugene IV. After him are Masolino da Panicale, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Brandenburg, Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, and John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt. Among people deceased in 1451, Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy ranks 2. Before him is Murad II. After him are Barbara of Cilli, Elizabeth of Görlitz, Stefan Lochner, Abdullah Mirza, and Gonzalo Pérez.

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In France

Among people born in France, Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy ranks 298 out of 6,770. Before him are Paul Signac (1863), Vincent de Paul (1581), Jules Massenet (1842), Georges Méliès (1861), Carlo Buonaparte (1746), and François Quesnay (1694). After him are Charles Fourier (1772), Ferdinand Foch (1851), Alfred Werner (1866), Urbain Le Verrier (1811), Claude Lorrain (1600), and Oscar I of Sweden (1799).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy ranks 8. Before him are Marie Thérèse of France (1778), Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122), Pope Leo IX (1002), Margaret of Valois (1553), Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934), and Charles the Bold (1433). After him are Raynald of Châtillon (1123), Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640), Philip the Bold (1342), Jeanne d'Albret (1528), and Robert Guiscard (1016).

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