Philibert I, Duke of Savoy

Philibert I
Duke of Savoy
Reign 30 March 1472 - 22 September 1482
Predecessor Amadeus IX
Successor Charles I
Born (1465-08-17)17 August 1465
Chambéry
Died 22 September 1482(1482-09-22) (aged 17)
House House of Savoy
Father Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy
Mother Yolande of Valois
Religion Roman Catholic
Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Savoy

Philibert I (17 August 1465, Chambéry 22 September 1482), surnamed the Hunter, was the son of Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy and Yolande of Valois. Philibert was Duke of Savoy from 1472 to 1482.

After his father's death in 1472, his mother became regent. He married in 1476 to his cousin Bianca Maria Sforza and had no children. Therefore his duchy was inherited by his younger brother Charles.

Ancestry

Philibert I, Duke of Savoy
Born: 17 August 1465 Died: 22 September 1482
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Amadeus IX
Duke of Savoy
1472–1482
Succeeded by
Charles I
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