Editing Philibert II, Duke of Savoy

{{Short description|Duke of Savoy from 1497 to 1504}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| name        = Philibert II
| succession  = [[Duke of Savoy]]
| reign       = 7 November 1497 – 10 September 1504
| predecessor = [[Philip II, Duke of Savoy|Philip II]]
| successor   = [[Charles III, Duke of Savoy|Charles III]]
| image       = Bust of Philibert le Beau, Duke of Savoy, by Conrat Meit, Mechelen, before 1523-1524, box wood - Bode-Museum - DSC03025.JPG
| caption     = [[Juglans#Wood|Walnut wood]] bust by [[Conrad Meit]], between 1515–1525
| birth_date  = 10 April 1480
| birth_place = [[Pont-d'Ain]]
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1504|9|10|1480|4|10}}
| issue       = 
| death_place = 
| spouses     = [[Yolande Louise of Savoy]]<br/>[[Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy|Margaret of Austria]]
| father      = [[Philip II of Savoy]]
| mother      = [[Marguerite of Bourbon]]
| house       = [[House of Savoy|Savoy]]
}}
'''Philibert II''' (10 April 1480 – 10 September 1504), nicknamed '''the Handsome''' or '''the Good''', was the [[Duke of Savoy]] from 1497 until his death.

==Biography==
[[File:Demi Teston à l'effigie de Philibert II duc de Savoie, 1500.jpg|thumb|left|Philibert II, duke of Savoy, 1500]]
[[File:Bernard van Orley (1488-1551) - Margaretha van Oostenrijk - Koninklijk klooster van Brou 25-10-2016 10-05-40.jpg|thumb|261px|Margaret of Austria as a widow by [[Bernard van Orley]]]]
Born in [[Pont-d'Ain]], Philibert was the son of [[Philip II of Savoy|Philip (Filippo) the Landless]] and his first wife [[Marguerite of Bourbon]].{{sfn|Hand|2013|p=Appendix 4}} In 1496, Philibert's father surprisingly succeeded as Duke, when his underaged grandnephew Duke [[Charles II of Savoy]] died, being the male heir of the line of [[House of Savoy|Savoy]].

The same year, the 16-year-old Philibert married the 9-year-old [[Yolande Louise of Savoy]], his cousin and the only sister of the deceased young duke. She was daughter of Duke [[Charles I of Savoy]], the Warrior, and [[Blanche of Montferrat]], as well as granddaughter of Philibert's late uncle, Duke [[Amadeus IX of Savoy]]. She was the [[heir-general]] of her brother, father, grandfather, and her grandmother [[Yolande of France]], the eldest surviving daughter of king [[Charles VII of France]]. Her birthright, after the death of her brother, was the succession of the kingdoms of [[Kingdom of Cyprus|Cyprus]], [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]], and [[Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia|Armenia]] although Philibert's father took those titles.

[[File:Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1890).svg|125px|right|thumb|Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Savoy.]]
After a brief reign, Philip II died in 1497 and Philibert succeeded as Duke of Savoy. The young couple then at last advanced their claims, and took the titles Queen and King of Cyprus, Jerusalem and Armenia.

In 1499, the 12-year-old first wife of Philibert died, childless. Her heir was her first cousin, Princess [[Charlotte of Naples]], later Countess of Laval. Philibert continued to use the titles of Cyprus etc., despite the death of his first wife.

His next marriage tied him into the web of alliances around the [[House of Habsburg|Habsburgs]], who ruled the [[Netherlands]], [[Alsace]], [[Franche-Comté]], [[County of Tyrol|Tyrol]], [[Austria]], etc. In 1501, he married [[Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy|Margaret of Austria]], the only daughter of [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximilian I]] and his first wife [[Mary of Burgundy]], the duchess of [[Duchy of Burgundy|Burgundy]]. She had previously been married to [[John, Prince of Asturias]], heir to the thrones of [[Crown of Aragon|Aragon]] and [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]].

Early in Philibert's reign, his first cousin [[Charles VIII of France]] died in 1498. The next king, [[Louis XII of France|Louis XII]], would invade Italy the following year and conquer most of [[Kingdom of Naples|Naples]]. Louis would also conquer [[Duchy of Milan|Milan]], which neighboured [[Duchy of Savoy|Savoy]] to the east, thus putting the Savoyards between French possessions.

Philibert died in 1504 at the age of 24. Because he had no children, he was succeeded by his young half-brother [[Charles III of Savoy|Charles III]].

==Family==
[[File:Tombeau de Philibert le Beau (Adrian Dauzats, 1836).jpg|thumb|Tomb of Philibert, as sketched by Adrian Dauzats in 1836, at the Eglise de Brou]]
Philibert married:
# [[Yolande Louise of Savoy]] (1487–1499),{{sfn|Scott|2003|p=334}} daughter of his first cousin, [[Charles I of Savoy]].
# [[Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy]] who was [[Governors of the Habsburg Netherlands|Governor]] of the [[Seventeen Provinces]] of the Netherlands (1507–1515, 1519–1530) and the daughter of [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximilian I]] and [[Mary of Burgundy]].{{sfn|Ward|Prothero|Leathes|1934|p=table 32}} There were no children from this marriage.


==References==
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==Sources==
*{{cite book |title=Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550 |first=Joni M. |last=Hand |publisher=Ashgate Publishing |year=2013 }}
*{{cite book |title=Architecture for the Shroud, Relic and Ritual in Turin |first=John Beldon |last=Scott |publisher=University of Chicago Press |year=2003 }}
*{{cite book |title=The Cambridge Modern History |volume=XIII |editor-first1=A.W. |editor-last1=Ward |editor-first2=G.W. |editor-last2=Prothero |editor-first3=Stanley |editor-last3=Leathes |publisher=Cambridge at the University Press |year=1934 }}


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