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 the son of Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy and Bonne of Berry. 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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