Antipope Felix V | |
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Count of Savoy | |
Reign | 1391–1416 |
Predecessor | Amadeus VII |
Regent | Bonne of Bourbon (1391–1397) |
Duke of Savoy | |
Reign | 1416–1440 |
Successor | Louis I |
Regent | Louis I (c. 1434 – 5 February 1440) |
Spouse | |
Issue (among others) | |
House | Savoy |
Father | Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy |
Mother | Bonne of Berry |
Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 24 July 1440 |
Papacy ended | 7 April 1449 |
Predecessor | Eugene IV Roman claimant: |
Opposed to | Pope Eugene IV Pope Nicholas V |
Orders | |
Consecration | 24 July 1440 |
Personal details | |
Born | 4 September 1383 |
Died | 7 January 1451 Geneva | (aged 67)
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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