Coat of Arms of the Counts of Savoy
(29 March 1468
Carignano – 13 March 1490
Pinerolo), surnamed
the Warrior, was the Duke of Savoy from 1482 to 1490 and titular
king of Cyprus,
Jerusalem, and
Armenia from 1485 to 1490.
Charles was related in two ways to the childless Queen
Charlotte of Cyprus, titular Queen of Armenia and Jerusalem. Not only was she, his father Amadeus' first cousin, in such a way that her rights would naturally descent to this line, but also she was the widow of Charles' paternal uncle Louis of Savoy, Count of Geneva (d. 1482). Charlotte however was without a kingdom, having been exiled in the 1460s from her own legitimate kingdom of Cyrus by her illegitimate half-brother.
This double relationship would serve Charles well, as in 1485, when he was 17, she surrendered her rights in Cyprus, Armenia and Jerusalem to young Charles, her next legitimate heir in line from King
Janus of Cyprus and Armenia. The kingdom itself was held by the
republic of Venice, but the
Savoy dynasty continued to claim it.
Family
He married
Blanche of Montferrat (Bianca di Montferrato) (1472–1519) who after Charles's death was the regent of the Duchy of Savoy from 1490 to 1496. They had two surviving children.
Ancestry
Category:1468 birthsCategory:1490 deathsCategory:People from the Province of TurinCharles ICategory:Claimant Kings of JerusalemCategory:People of Cypriot descentCategory:Medieval child rulersCategory:Burials at the Cathedral of Saint Eusebius, VercelliCategory:Articles lacking sources (Erik9bot)ca:Carles I de Savoiade:Karl I. (Savoyen)es:Carlos I de Saboyaeo:Karlo la 1-a de Savojofr:Charles Ier de Savoieit:Carlo I di Savoiala:Carolus I Sabaudiaenl:Karel I van Savoyeja:カルロ1世・ディ・サヴォイアpl:Karol I Wojownik
