Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Count of Savoy 1383-1391
Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1360
Place of Birth: Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Date of Death: 01-Nov-1391
Profession: aristocrat
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy
- Amadeus VII (March 1360, Chambéry – 1 November 1391), known as the Red Count, was Count of Savoy from 1383 to 1391.Amadeus was the son of Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy and Bonne of Bourbon.
- Amadeus VII was known for his hospitality, for he would entertain people of all stations and never turned a person from his table without a meal.He married Bonne of Berry, daughter of John, Duke of Berry, who was the younger brother of Charles V of France.
- They had three children: Amadeus VIII, later known as Antipope Felix V, married Mary of Burgundy (1380–1422), daughter of Philip the Bold Bonne (d.
- 1432) married to Louis of Piedmont, the final of the Savoy-Archaea Branch; see also Thomas II of Savoy Joan (d.
- 1460) married to Giangiacomo Paleologo, marquis of Montferrat. Upon his death at age 29 from tetanus, controversy arose because of his will.
- Amadeus VII left the important role of guardian of his son and heir, Amadeus VIII, to his own mother, a sister of the powerful Duke de Bourbon, instead of following the tradition of appointing the child's mother, who was a daughter of the equally powerful Duke de Berry.
- It took three months of negotiations to restore peace in the family.
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