Philip I, known as Philip of Savoy (, ) (1278 – 25 September 1334) was the
lord of Piedmont The lordship of Piedmont, later the principality of Piedmont ( it, Piemonte), was originally an appanage of the Savoyard county and as such its lords were members of the Achaea branch of the House of Savoy. The title was inherited by the elder br ...
from 1282 until his death and
prince of Achaea between 1301 and 1307. He was the son of
Thomas III of Piedmont
Count Thomas III (c. 1246 – 16 May 1282), called ''Thomas of Savoy'' or ''de Savoie'', was the lord of Piedmont and a claimant to the county of Savoy from 1268.
He was the eldest son of Thomas II of Savoy and Beatrice di Fieschi, niece of Pope ...
and Guyonne de Châlon.
Philip's first marriage was celebrated in
Rome on 12 February 1301 to
Isabella of Villehardouin
Isabella of Villehardouin (1260/1263 – 23 January 1312) was reigning Princess of Achaea from 1289 to 1307. She was the elder daughter of Prince William II of Achaea
William of Villehardouin (french: Guillaume de Villehardouin; Kalamata, 1211 ...
, Princess of Achaea. By that marriage, he became Prince of Achaea, though he had already been lord of Piedmont by inheritance from his father in 1282. He was, however, an authoritative prince and this put him at odds with the baronage of his realm. He tried to placate the barons of
Morea, but was forced to accept a
parliament in 1304. The Greek archonts from
Skorta revolted in 1302. In 1307, King
Charles II of Naples
Charles II, also known as Charles the Lame (french: Charles le Boiteux; it, Carlo lo Zoppo; 1254 – 5 May 1309), was King of Naples, Count of Provence and Forcalquier (1285–1309), Prince of Achaea (1285–1289), and Count of Anjou and Maine ( ...
, the suzerain of Achaea, confiscated the principality and gave it to his son, Prince
Philip I of Taranto.
In 1312, Philip married Catherine de la Tour du Pin (died 1337), daughter of
Humbert I of Viennois and had issue:
*
James of Piedmont
* Eleanor married
Manfred V of Saluzzo and had issue.
* Beatrice married
Humbert de Thoire-Villars
Humbert, Umbert or Humberto (Latinized ''Humbertus'') is a Germanic given name, from ''hun'' "warrior" and ''beraht'' "bright". It also came into use as a surname.
Given name
;Royalty and Middle Ages
* Emebert (died 710)
* Humbert of Maroilles ...
and had issue.
* Agnes married
John de la Chambre and had issue.
* Joan married
Aymer of Valentinois and had issue.
* Margarita (daughter from Isabella of Villehardouin) married Renaud de Forez, lord of Malaval
* Amadeus, Bishop of
Maurienne
Maurienne ( frp, Môrièna) is one of the provinces of France, provinces of Savoy, corresponding to the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in France. It is also the original name of the capital of the province, now Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.
...
from 1349-1376
* Thomas, Bishop of Turin from 1351-1360
* Edward, Archbishop of Tarentaise from 1386-1395
* Aimone, married Mencia de Ceva, died 1398, was in
Savoyard crusade
The Savoyard crusade was a crusading expedition to the Balkans in 1366–67. It was born out of the same planning that led to the Alexandrian Crusade and was the brainchild of Pope Urban V. It was led by Count Amadeus VI of Savoy and directed ag ...
.
* Alice, married Manfred of Carretto in 1324 and later married Antelme of Miolans. Alice died in 1368.
* Isabelle, married John, viscount of Maurienne
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1278 births
1334 deaths
Princes of Achaea
People from Susa, Piedmont
Lords of Piedmont
14th-century people of the Principality of Achaea
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