Philip II Duke Of SAVOY

1438 - 1497  (59 years)

• Name	Philip II Duke Of SAVOY  [1]
  Birth	05 Feb 1438  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	07 Nov 1497  [1]
  Notes	From Wikipedia Encyclopedia: Philip II (February 5, 1438 ? November 7, 1497), surnamed the Landless was the Duke of Savoy for the brief reign from 1496 to 1497. He was the granduncle of the previous duke Charles II, and the youngest surviving son of Duke Louis of Savoy and Anne of Cyprus. He however was not the heir general of the previous duke, there being several females before him in the line of succession. To ensure male inheritance to the Savoy line, his eldest son Philibert was married to his cousin, the only sister of the deceased young Duke. However, the plan did not succeed: the girl died at age 12. (Philip had already died in the meantime.) The children of the daughters of Philip's eldest brother Duke Amedeo IX of Savoy were next in line, and were entitled to the inheritance of the line of heirs-general, including Cyprus and Jerusalem. Despite of the fact that Cyprus and Jerusalem did not bar succession in female line, Philip however took those claims and used those titles as well. His male successors in Savoy also continued to do so, thus giving their ducal title a higher, royal titulary. He spent most of his life as a junior member of the ducal family. His original apanage was the district of Bresse, close to the French and Burgundian border, but it was lost and therefore Philip received his sobriquet "the Landless". He had also other 8 illegitimate children by 2 mistresses known as Libera Portoneri and Bona di Romagnano. One of those children was RenÈ de Savoie, known as the Grand Bastard of Savoy. One of his daughters, Claudina of Savoy, by Bona di Romagnano was married to Jacob III Count of Hornes.
  Person ID	I48253	Main Tree

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Of BOURBON,   b. 05 Feb 1439   d. 1483 (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	06 Apr 1472	Moulins   [1]
  Children	1. Girolamo Of SAVOY,   b. 1478  [Natural]   2. Philibert II Duke Of SAVOY,   b. 1480   d. 1504 (Age 24 years)  [Natural]   3. Louise Of SAVOY,   b. 11 Sep 1476, Point d'Ain d. 22 Sep 1531, Greta-sur-Loing (Age 55 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F17499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Claudina De Brosse Of BRITTANY,   b. 1450   d. 1513 (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1483
  Children	1. Carlo III Duke Of SAVOY,   b. 1486   d. 1553 (Age 67 years)  [Natural]   2. Louis Of SAVOY,   b. 1488   d. 1502 (Age 14 years)  [Natural] + 3. Philip of Savoy Duke Of NEMOURS,   b. 1490   d. 25 Nov 1533 (Age 43 years)  [Birth]   4. Philiberta Of SAVOY,   b. 1498   d. 1524 (Age 26 years)  [Natural]   5. Assolone Of SAVOY,   b. 1494  [Natural]   6. Giovanni Amedeo Of SAVOY,   b. 1495  [Natural]
  Family ID	F18466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S03581] Wikipedia Encyclopedia.