Charles I (28 March 1468

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– 13 March 1490

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), called the Warrior, was the Duke of Savoy from 1482 to 1490 and titular

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, and

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from 1485 to 1490.

Life

Charles was son of

Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy Amadeus IX (1 February 1435 – 30 March 1472), nicknamed the Happy, was the Duke of Savoy from 1465 to 1472. The Catholic Church venerates him with a liturgical feast on March 30. Life He was born at Thonon-les-Bains, the son of Louis, Duke ...

, and

Yolande of Valois Yolande of Valois (23 September 1434 – 23 August 1478), also called Yolande of France, was List of Savoyard consorts, Duchess of Savoy by marriage to Duke Amadeus IX of Savoy, and regent of Savoy during the minority of her son Philibert I of ...

, daughter of king

Charles VII of France Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461), called the Victorious (french: le Victorieux) or the Well-Served (), was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461. In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, Charles VII inherited the throne of F ...

. Charles was 17 when

Charlotte of Cyprus Charlotte (28 June 1444 – 16 July 1487) was the Queen of Cyprus from 1458 until 1464. She was the eldest and only surviving daughter of King John II of Cyprus and Helena Palaiologina. At the age of 14, she succeeded to the Cypriot throne upo ...

, titular Queen of Armenia and Jerusalem, surrendered her rights to Cyprus, Armenia, and Jerusalem to him. He was the next legitimate heir in line from King

Janus of Cyprus Janus (1375 – 29 June 1432) was King of Cyprus and titular King of Armenian Cilicia and Jerusalem from 1398 to 1432. Early life Janus was born in Genoa, where his father, James I of Cyprus, was a captive. His mother, Helvis of Brunswick ...

and Armenia. The kingdom itself was held by the

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, but the

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continued to claim it.

Family

Charles married Blanche Palaiologina (Bianca di Montferrato) (1472–1519), daughter of

William VIII, Marquess of Montferrat William VIII Palaiologos (Italian: ''Guglielmo VIII Paleologo''; 19 July 1420 – 27 February 1483) was the Marquis of Montferrat from 1464 until his death. He was the second son of Marquis John Jacob, and inherited the Marquisate after the deat ...

, and Elizabeth of Sforza. After Charles died from tuberculosis, Blanche was regent of the Duchy of Savoy from 1490 to 1496. They had: #

Yolande Louise of Savoy Yolande Louise of Savoy (1487–1499) was Duchess of Savoy as the wife of Philibert II, Duke of Savoy. Biography She was daughter of Duke Charles I of Savoy, the Warrior, and Blanche of Montferrat, as well as granddaughter of Philibert's late u ...

(1487–1499), married Philibert II of Savoy #

Charles John Amadeus of Savoy Charles II or Charles John Amadeus (''Carlo Giovanni Amedeo'' in Italian) (23 June 1489, Turin, Piedmont – 16 April 1496), was the Duke of Savoy from 1490 to 1496 but his mother Blanche of Montferrat (1472–1519) was the actual ruler ...

(1489–1496)

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