Amadeus VI of Savoy

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Amadeus VI (January 4 1334 - March 1 1383), son of Aimone il Pacifico ( the Peaceful ) and Iolanda of Monferrato. He was surnamed the Green Count was Count of Savoy from 1343 to 1383. Initiated a minor crusade in 1366 against the Ottoman Empire to aid his cousin, John V Palaeologus, the Byzantine Emperor. The nickname the Green Count refers to his habit of dressing in this colour and appear in state occasions surrounded by green-dressed escort.

He married in 1355 in Paris to Bonne of Bourbon, the sister-in-law of Charles V of France. Their son Amadeus VII married Bonne of Berry (1365–1435), the daughter of Duke John of Berry and a niece of Bonne of Bourbon.Template:Start box Template:Succession box Template:End box

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