Marie of Brabant, Countess of Savoy

Marie of Brabant
Marie of Brabant
Countess consort of Savoy
Born	1277/80
Died	1338
Noble family	Reginarids
Spouse(s)	Amadeus V, Count of Savoy
Issue	Maria of Savoy ; Catherine of Savoy ; Anna of Savoy ; Beatrice of Savoy
Father	John I, Duke of Brabant
Mother	Margaret of Flanders

Marie of Brabant (1277/80?1338), was a Countess Consort of Savoy by marriage to Amadeus V, Count of Savoy . She was the daughter of John I, Duke of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders . ^[1]

Life [ edit ]

She was engaged to Amadeus after the death of her father. The marriage was arranged when Savoy joined Brabant in an alliance with France against England. A Papal dispensation was obtained in October 1297. The wedding took place at the Chateau de Chambery in 1298.

As countess of Savoy, Marie of Brabant appears to have brought with her a certain cultural influence from Brabant, and brought with her several artisans which influenced the court of Savoy, such as her tailor Colin de Brabant. ^[2] The marriage resulted in close ties between Savoy and Brabant, and gave Brabant closer access to Italy. Marie appears to have had some influence at court, playing a role as diplomat and political adviser. ^[3]

In 1308, her brother-in-law was elected King in Germany. When her sister and brother-in-law travelled to Italy in 1310, they visited Maria at the court of Savoy in Geneva on their way to Rome.

In 1323, she became a widow. Her spouse was succeeded by Maria's stepson. The exact date of her death is unknown.

Issue [ edit ]

Maria of Savoy
Catherine of Savoy, d. 1336, married to Leopold I ( duke of Austria and Styria )
Anna of Savoy , d. 1359, married to Byzantine Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos
Beatrice of Savoy (1310?1331), married in 1327 to Henry VI, Duke of Carinthia , count of Tirol

References [ edit ]

^ Bernard Demotz, Le comte de Savoie du xie au xve siecle : Pouvoir, chateau et Etat au Moyen Age, Geneve, Slatkine, 2000, (ISBN 2-05-101676-3)
^ Gil Bartholeyns, ≪ Le Brabant en Savoie. Marche textile et culture vestimentaire internationale autour de 1300 ≫, dans Isabelle Paresys, Paraitre et apparences en Europe occidentale du Moyen Age a nos jours, Presses Univ. Septentrion, 2008
^ Eugene L. Cox, The Eagles of Savoy : The House of Savoy in Thirteenth-Century Europe, Princeton University Press, 2015 (reimpr. 2015) (1re ed. 1974), 512 p. (ISBN 978-1-4008-6791-2

Preceded by Sybille of Bage	Countess of Savoy 1298?1323	Succeeded by Bianca of Burgundy

[1] Bernard Demotz, Le comte de Savoie du xie au xve siecle : Pouvoir, chateau et Etat au Moyen Age, Geneve, Slatkine, 2000, (ISBN 2-05-101676-3)

[2] Gil Bartholeyns, ≪ Le Brabant en Savoie. Marche textile et culture vestimentaire internationale autour de 1300 ≫, dans Isabelle Paresys, Paraitre et apparences en Europe occidentale du Moyen Age a nos jours, Presses Univ. Septentrion, 2008

[3] Eugene L. Cox, The Eagles of Savoy : The House of Savoy in Thirteenth-Century Europe, Princeton University Press, 2015 (reimpr. 2015) (1re ed. 1974), 512 p. (ISBN 978-1-4008-6791-2

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