Louis I of Vaud
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Louis I was the Baron of Vaud. At the time of his birth he was a younger son of the House of Savoy, but through a series of deaths and his own effective military service, he succeeded in creating a se
The Tomb of Louis I of Vaud
Ruins of a tower in the walls of Payerne, rescued and then stoutly defended by Louis for six months against imperial troops.
Amadeus V of Savoy
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Amadeus V, also known as Amadeus the Great, was Count of Savoy from 1285 until his death. In recognition of his service to the Holy Roman Empire, he was granted the titles of Imperial Count and Imperi
Louis I of Vaud
…castles of his mother, especially that of Saint-Genix-d'Aoste on the bank of the Guiers. As a youth, in 1270, he accompanied his brothers, Thomas III and Amadeus V, to England in the hopes of receiving from King Henry III the fiefs (and incomes) which their uncle, Peter II, Count of Savoy, had bequeathed them…
Amadeus as one of the combatants defeating the Torriani revolt in Milan (12 February 1311)