Thomas II of Savoy

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Thomas II, (b. ca. 1199 - d. 1259) was the regent of the County of Savoy when his nephew, Boniface, was fighting abroad. He was also the Count of Flanders (1237-1244 and a count in Piedmont (1244-1259).

married

1. Joan of Constantinople, d. 1244, Countess of Flanders-Hainaut, daughter of Baldwin I of Constantinople

2. Beatrice of Fiechi, d. 1283, niece of Pope Innocent IV and had 2 children:

1. Thomas (III) d. 1282, pretender of Count of Savoy, married in 1274 to Guia of Burgundy, the step-daughter of Philip I of Savoy and had 5 children:

1. Philip, first of Cadet line of Savoy-Achaea, lasting from 1285 to 1418

2. Peter

3. Thomas

4. Amadeus

5. William

2. Amedeo

Preceded by: Amadeus IV

Count of Savoy with Boniface

Succeeded by: Boniface

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Thomas_II_of_Savoy" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_II_of_Savoy, used under the GNU Free Documentation License