Editing Amadeus V, Count of Savoy (section)

==Life==
Amadeus was the son of [[Thomas II of Savoy]] and Beatrice [[Fieschi]].{{sfn|Jobson|2012|p=xxvi}} Through his mother he was a grandnephew of Pope [[Innocent IV]].<ref name=HDS/> Following his marriage to [[Sybille of Bâgé]] in 1272, Amadeus began life in the service of his cousin, King [[Edward I of England]], as a household knight, serving in the [[First Welsh War]] of 1277. During the Second Welsh War of 1282, he was in command of Edward's forces at [[Chester]] that relieved the siege of [[Rhuddlan Castle]].{{sfn|Taylor|1953|p=60}}

His childless paternal uncle, Count [[Philip I of Savoy]], died in 1285.{{sfn|Taylor|1953|p=56}} Meanwhile, earlier, in 1282, his elder brother, [[Thomas III of Piedmont]], had accidentally died in 1282. Philip's will charged his niece [[Eleanor of Provence]] and her son Edward I of England with the inheritance of [[Savoy]]. Amadeus was awarded the [[County of Savoy]], and in order to diminish family rivalry, his younger brother Louis was awarded the new [[Barony of Vaud]] becoming [[Louis I of Vaud]].{{sfn|Taylor|1953|p=57}}

Through his marriage to Sybilla, Countess of [[Bugey]] and [[Bresse]], he was able to incorporate these Burgundian districts into his states. Later expansion saw his dominions further increased. On 1 October 1285, Amadeus was declared protector of [[Geneva]] after negotiations with the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg|Bishop of Geneva]]. The hereditary title belonged to [[Amadeus II of Geneva|Amadeus II, Count of Geneva]] who was in conflict with the Bishop.

In 1287 Amadeus besieged the castle of Ile in the Rhône near Geneva and captured it after fourteen weeks.{{sfn|Cox|1967|p=46}} In 1295, Amadeus acquired the fortress at [[Chambéry]] from its previous owner Hugh of La Rochette.{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} He brought Georges de Aquila, a student of [[Giotto]] from Florence, to his court. Georges decorated the castle with paintings, carved wood, and frescoes. He worked there for the Savoyards until he died in 1348.{{sfn|Cox|1967|p=16}}

Military victories over the [[Amadeus II of Geneva]] and [[Humbert I of Viennois|Humbert I]] [[Counts of Albon and Dauphins of Viennois|Dauphin of Viennois]], leading to the occupation of the city of Geneva in June 1287, led to the Treaty of [[Annemasse]] signed on 18 November 1287, whereby they submitted themselves as his [[vassal]]s.<ref name="Gavard p.68">{{cite book |language=fr |last=Gavard |first=Guy |title=Histoire d'Annemasse et des communes voisines : les relations avec Genève de l'époque romaine à l'an 2000 |location=Montmélian |publisher=La Fontaine de Siloé |year=2006 |page=68 |isbn=978-2-84206-342-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bzms3T_Xmk4C&pg=PA68 |access-date=2024-10-13}}.</ref> During the 1294–1303 [[Gascon War]], he acted as an agent of [[Edward I of England|King Edward{{nbsp}}I]] of [[Kingdom of England|England]] in the negotiations that led to the [[1299 Treaty of Montreuil]] and the [[1303 Treaty of Paris]];{{sfnp|Rymer & al.|1745|loc=[https://archive.org/details/fderaconventione01ryme/page/24/mode/2up "Tractatus Perpetuae Paciis & Amicitiae inter Angliae & Franciae Reges Firmatus & Juratus"] [Treaty of Perpetual Peace and Friendship between the Kings of England & France Confirmed & Sworn]}} separately, he arranged for the marriage of Edward{{nbsp}}I with [[Margaret of France, Queen of England|Margaret of France]]. In 1301, Amadeus also settled his dispute over control of [[Valais]] with the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion]]. His reign, however, also saw friction between the County of Savoy and the [[Archduchy of Austria|Duchy of Austria]]. He pursued an alliance with the [[France in the Middle Ages|Kingdom of France]] and received [[Maulévrier]] in [[Normandy]] as a result of initial good relations.
[[File:Rimska jizda.jpg|thumb|Amadeus as one of the combatants defeating the [[Milan uprising (1311)|Torriani revolt]] in Milan (12 February 1311)]]
The eventual recovery of [[Lyon]] by the kings of France alerted Amadeus to their expansionistic tendencies towards the regions by the [[Alps]]. He sought a powerful ally against potential hostility in the German king [[Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry VII]], who was married to [[Margaret of Brabant]], the sister-in-law of Amadeus. Amadeus accompanied Henry in his Italian campaign of 1310–1313, which culminated in Henry's coronation as [[Holy Roman Emperor]] on 29 June 1312. As a reward for his service, Amadeus received the title of [[Imperial Count]], [[imperial vicar]] of [[Lombardy]], and the lordships of [[Asti]] and [[Ivrea]]. Henry also elevated [[Aosta]] and [[Chablais]] to duchies, though they remained a part of the realm of Savoy.{{sfn|Cox|1967|p=21-22}}

In 1315, Amadeus assisted the [[Knights Hospitaller]] in the defense of [[Rhodes]] against the Turks.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} He died in [[Avignon]] on 16 October 1323.<ref name=HDS/>