Edward, Count of Savoy
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Edward surnamed the Liberal, was the Count of Savoy
from 1323 to 1329.
He was married to Blanche (Bianca
) of Burgundy, daughter of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
and Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy
. They had a daughter, Joan (Giovanna)
, who married to John III the Good
, duke of Brittany
. but was childless
Savoy
Savoy is a region of France. It comprises roughly the territory of the Western Alps situated between Lake Geneva in the north and Monaco and the Mediterranean coast in the south....
from 1323 to 1329.
He was married to Blanche (Bianca
Bianca of Burgundy
Bianca of Burgundy , was a Countess Consort of Savoy; married in 1307 to Edward, Count of Savoy. She was mother of Joan of Savoy.-Ancestry:-References:...
) of Burgundy, daughter of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
Robert II of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1271 and 1306, inheriting the title from his brother Eudes of Burgundy, who had no male heirs. Robert was the third son of duke Hugh IV and Yolande of Dreux...
and Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy
Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy
Agnes of France , Daughter of France by birth, was the youngest daughter of Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence. She served as regent of Burgundy during the minority of her son.- Family :...
. They had a daughter, Joan (Giovanna)
Joan of Savoy
Joan of Savoy also known as Giovanna di Savoia , was Duchess consort of Brittany, wife of John III, Duke of Brittany. Joan was also a claimant to the County of Savoy upon the death of her father...
, who married to John III the Good
John III, Duke of Brittany
John III the Good was duke of Brittany, from 1312 to his death. He was son of Duke Arthur II and Mary of Limoges, his first wife...
, duke of Brittany
Duke of Brittany
The Duchy of Brittany was a medieval tribal and feudal state covering the northwestern peninsula of Europe,bordered by the Alantic Ocean on the west and the English Channel to the north with less definitive borders of the Loire River to the south and Normandy to the east...
. but was childless