Louis
de Savoie
Titular Prince of Achaia
(1364–1418)
Other names: Ludovico
Biographical
Titular Prince of Achaia 1402–18†
Signore di Piemonte 1402–18†
Imperial Count Palatine 1412
Conte d'Alba 1391
Conte di Manoppello 1391
Conte di Marsi 1391
Conte di Celano 1391
Conte de San Flaviano 1391
Signore d'Ortona 1391
Signore di Civita 1391
Signore di Sant'Angelo 1391
Signore di Pescara 1391
Signore di Francavilla 1391
Seigneur de Bucchianico 1391
Signore di Pianella 1391
Seigneur de Belmont Castle 1393
Seigneur de Grandson Castle 1393
Seigneur de Virieu-le-Grand 1385–1418†
Knight of the Order of the Collar of Savoy 1410 [Italy]
Imperial Vicar of Piedmont 1412
Viceroy of the Abruzzi 1391
Viceroy of Aquila 1391
Louis and his brother spent their childhood at the court of Amédée VI,
Count of Savoy under his guardianship until 1377, when Amédée came of
age. Louis then was in military service for the Count, and took part in
the expedition against Charles III of Durazzo in southern Italy where
the count died.
Louis also served the King of Naples, Louis II, who rewarded him with
a number of honours and posts.
Louis continued in various political and military roles, and assisted
his brother, Amédée, in 1396 against Montferrat. Amédée died in 1402,
and having fathered only daughters, he was succeeded by Louis. As with
his brother, Louis's political and military was in line with that of the
counts of Savoy, with whom he strengthened ties through his marriage to
Amedeo VII's daughter. He signed a truce with Montferrat in 1403, but
relations with France worsened in the following year when Charles VII
accepted the submission of Saluzzo, in opposition to Savoy, which resulted
in Louis and the count of Savoy losing their dominions in France. Louis
retaliated by imprisoning French officials and invading territories of
Saluzzo. He took Polonghera and Pancalieri in 1410. In 1413 a treaty was
signed. In between this, conflict with Montferrat had resumed over the
Monregalese in 1407, but was finally resolved in 1411. After a visit from
Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg at Turin 1412, he was made imperial vicar,
and count palatine. He initially supported the cause of antipope Benedict
XIII, but switched to a more cautious approach, and later had good relations
with John XXIII, from whom he obtained confirmation
of the founding of the University of Turin which he established in 1405.
The remainder of his life was generally uneventful. Louis seems to have
taking no action in relation to his claims to Achaia.
Place of birth: Pinerolo
Place of death: Pinerolo
Son of Jacques d Savoie and Marguerite de Beaujeu. He married Bonne de
Savoie in 1403.
He had illegitimate issue.
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