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Charles II, Duke of Savoy
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| Charles II | |
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| Duke of Savoy | |
| Reign | 13 March 1490 – 16 April 1496 |
| Predecessor | Charles I |
| Successor | Philip II |
| Born | 23 June 1489 Turin, Piedmont, Duchy of Savoy |
| Died | 16 April 1496 (aged 6) Moncalieri, Duchy of Savoy |
| House | Savoy |
| Father | Charles I |
| Mother | Blanche of Montferrat |
Charles II or Charles John Amadeus (Carlo Giovanni Amedeo in Italian) (23 June 1489, [citation needed] Turin, Piedmont – 16 April 1496), was the Duke of Savoy from 1490 to 1496 but his mother Blanche of Montferrat (1472–1519) was the actual ruler as a regent.[1] In 1485 his father Charles I had received the hereditary rights to the Kingdoms of Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Armenia which were inherited by young Charles.
- ^ Sabaudian Studies: Political Culture, Dynasty, and Territory (1400–1700), ed. Matthew Vester, (Truman State University Press, 2013), ix.
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