Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
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Amadeus VIII, 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 in opposition to Popes Eugene IV and Nicholas V.
Portrait of antipope Felix V in the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493)
Félix V accepting the authority of Nicholas V, Martial d'Auvergne, illumination from the Vigilles de Charles VII (15th century)
Counts and dukes of Savoy
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The titles of count of Savoy, and then duke of Savoy, are titles of nobility attached to the historical territory of Savoy. Since its creation, in the 11th century, the county was held by the House of Savoy. Several of these rulers ruled as King at one point in history or another.
Coat of arms of the House of Savoy (16th century), the ruling family of Savoy from the 11th century to the 19th century.
Image: Ritratto di Umberto il Biancamano
Image: Ritratto in Armatura del Conte Amedeo I di Savoia Google Art Project
Image: Ritratto del Conte Umberto II di Savoia