Amadeus VIII (
1383 -
November 7,
1451), surnamed
the Peaceful was the Count of
Savoy from
1391 to
1416 and the Duke of Savoy from
1416 to
1440. He was also the
antipope Felix V from November
1439 to April
1449.
He married Maria Claudia of Burgundy, daughter of Philip, duke of Burgundy and granddaughter of John II of France and had two children:
- Maria (b.1411-d.1469) married in 1428 to Philip Marie di Viscounti[?]
- Ludovico
- preceded by Amedeo VII
- succeeded by Ludovico
See also: Kings of Savoy, Louis Aleman