page_title: Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy
hierarchical_section_title: Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Amedeo IV di Savoia (1197 - 1253)
context_page_description: Amadeus IV was Count of Savoy from 1233 to 1253.
  Amadeus was born in Montmélian, Savoie. The legitimate heir of Thomas I of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva, he had however to fight with his brothers for the inheritance of Savoy's lands after their father's death. His brothers Pietro and Aimone spurred a revolt in Aosta Valley against Amadeus, but he was able to crush it with the help of Manfred III of Saluzzo and Boniface II of Montferrat, who were his sons-in-law. Together with his brother, Thomas, he fought against the communes of Turin and Pinerolo, but with uncertain results.
  He was succeeded by his young son Boniface.
context_section_description: Amadeus IV (1197 – 11 June 1253) was Count of Savoy from 1233 to 1253.
  Amadeus was born in Montmélian, Savoie.  The legitimate heir of Thomas I of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva, he had however to fight with his brothers for the inheritance of Savoy's lands after their father's death. His brothers Pietro and Aimone spurred a revolt in Aosta Valley against Amadeus, but he was able to crush it with the help of Manfred III of Saluzzo and Boniface II of Montferrat, who were his sons-in-law. Together with his brother, Thomas, he fought against the communes of Turin and Pinerolo, but with uncertain results.
  He was succeeded by his young son Boniface.
caption: Etching by Francesco Maria Ferrero di Lavriano (1702)
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