Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy

Antipope
Felix V
Portrait of antipope Felix V in the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493)
Count of Savoy
Reign1391–1416
PredecessorAmadeus VII
RegentBonne of Bourbon (1391–1397)
Duke of Savoy
Reign1416–1440
SuccessorLouis I
RegentLouis I (c. 1434 – 5 February 1440)
Spouse
(m. 1386⁠–⁠1428)
Issue
(among others)
HouseSavoy
FatherAmadeus VII, Count of Savoy
MotherBonne of Berry
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began24 July 1440
Papacy ended7 April 1449
PredecessorEugene IV
Roman claimant:
Opposed toPope Eugene IV
Pope Nicholas V
Orders
Consecration24 July 1440
Personal details
Born4 September 1383
Died7 January 1451(1451-01-07) (aged 67)
Geneva
Coat of armsAmadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy's coat of arms

Amadeus VIII (4 September 1383 – 7 January 1451), nicknamed the Peaceful, was Count of Savoy from 1391 to 1416 and Duke of Savoy from 1416 to 1440. He was a claimant to the papacy from 1439 to 1449 as Felix V[a] in opposition to Popes Eugene IV and Nicholas V.
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