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 bra ...

from 1282 until his death and

prince of Achaea The Prince of Achaea was the ruler of the Principality of Achaea, one of the crusader states founded in Greece in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade (1202–1204). Though more or less autonomous, the principality was never a fully independent sta ...

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

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on 12 February 1301 to Isabella of Villehardouin, 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

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in 1304. The Greek archonts from

Skorta Skorta ( el, τὰ Σκορτὰ, french: Escorta) was a name used in the 13th and 14th centuries, during the period of Frankish rule in the Peloponnese, to designate the mountainous western half of the region of Arcadia, which separated the coa ...

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 Mai ...

, 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 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. Location The Mau ...

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 {{Europe-noble-stub