Aymon II of Challant (French: ''Aymon de Challant'', Italian: ''Aimone di Challant''; 1305 – c. 1387) was a nobleman of the Challant family of

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Biography

He was the son of Godefroi II di Challant, the first son of Ebal I of Challant, and of the Genoese noblewoman Beatrice

Fieschi The Fieschi were a noble merchant family from Genoa, Italy, from whom descend the Fieschi Ravaschieri Princes of Belmonte. Of ancient origin, they took their name from the progenitor ''Ugo Fliscus'', descendants of the counts of Lavagna. The fami ...

; he was the brother of Ebal II of Challant. In 1337 he inherited from his grandfather Ebal the fief of Fénis, after a series of disputes with his brother Ebal (who acquired

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and Saint-Marcel) and his four uncles. Around 1340 he started the enlargement of the

Fénis Castle Fénis Castle ( it, Castello di Fénis, french: Château de Fénis) is an Italian medieval castle located in the town of Fénis. It is one of the most famous castles in Aosta Valley, and for its architecture and its many towers and battlemente ...

, adding the central pentagonal body which is still visible. A second rework campaign took place later during his lordship. Aymon held several military and diplomatic positions for the

Duchy of Savoy The Duchy of Savoy ( it, Ducato di Savoia; french: Duché de Savoie) was a country in Western Europe that existed from 1416. It was created when Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, raised the County of Savoy into a duchy for Amadeus VIII. The duc ...

, such as a castellan of Lanzo, Moriana,

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, Tarentaise,

Susa Susa ( ; Middle elx, 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗, translit=Šušen; Middle and Neo- elx, 𒋢𒋢𒌦, translit=Šušun; Neo-Elamite and Achaemenid elx, 𒀸𒋗𒐼𒀭, translit=Šušán; Achaemenid elx, 𒀸𒋗𒐼, translit=Šušá; fa, شوش ...

Montmélian Montmélian () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Montmélian station has rail connections to Grenoble, Modane, Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Chambéry. Geography Climate Montmélian ha ...

Ivrea Ivrea (; pms, Ivrèja ; ; lat, Eporedia) is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley (part of the medieval Via Francigena), it stradd ...

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and Castruzzone, governor of Ivrea and

bailiff A bailiff (from Middle English baillif, Old French ''baillis'', ''bail'' "custody") is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given. Bailiffs are of various kinds and their offi ...

Val di Susa The Susa Valley ( it, Val di Susa; pms, Valsusa; french: Val de Suse; oc, Val d'Ors) is a valley in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont region of northern Italy, located between the Graian Alps in the north and the Cottian Alps in the sou ...

and

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. Between 1354 and 1357 he received from

Amadeus VI of Savoy Amadeus VI (4 January 1334 – 1 March 1383), nicknamed the Green Count ( it, Il Conte Verde) was Count of Savoy from 1343 to 1383. He was the eldest son of Aymon, Count of Savoy, and Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat. Though he started unde ...

the fief of

Aymavilles Aymavilles ( Valdôtain: ') is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy. The Roman aqueduct bridge Pont d'Aël The Pont d'Aël is a Roman aqueduct located in a village of the same name in the comune of Aymavill ...

and restored its castle. He died around 1387. Fénis and its castle were assigned to his son

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. His second son Amadeus received Aymavilles, starting the cadet line of the Challant-Aymavilles.

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*{{cite book, last=Barbero, first=Alessandro , authorlink=Alessandro Barbero, title= Valle d'Aosta medievale, publisher=Liguori Editore, location=Naples, year=2000, isbn= 88-207-3162-2 1300s births 1380s deaths Challant family