- Philip I, Count of Savoy
Philip I (1207 –
16 August 1285 , Roussillon) was the count ofSavoy from 1268 to 1285. Before this, he was thebishop of Valence (1241-1267), dean ofVienne (1241-1267) andarchbishop of Lyon (1245-1267).Philip was the eighth son of
Thomas I of Savoy andMarguerite of Geneva . As such, his parents prepared him for a clerical career. In 1240, he was a candidate forbishop of Lausanne , but had to resign. Instead, he becamebishop of Valence in 1241. In 1244,Pope Innocent IV fled from Rome, and Philip convinced his brother,Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy , to let the pope pass through Savoy. Pope Innocent ensured Philip's election asarchbishop of Lyon in 1245.When, against expectations, Philip became the next heir for the County of Savoy, he gave his church offices up and married
Adelaide, Countess Palatine of Burgundy , on12 June 1267 . He became count of Savoy in 1268, and in 1272 he also acquired the County ofBresse . While he was at first successful in extending the power of Savoy, in 1282 he was opposed by a coalition of King Rudolph I,Charles of Anjou (who was alsocount of Provence ), the dauphin, and the counts ofGeneva . He appointed his nephew, Amadeus, as his successor, and died childless in 1285.
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