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Amadeus VIII ( 1383 – November 7 , 1451 ) surnamed '''the Peaceful''' was the Count of Savoy from 1391 to 1416 and was elevated by Emperor Sigismund to the Duke of Savoy in 1416 . Amadeus was also the Antipope '''Felix V''' from November 1439 to April 1449 . He increased his dominions, encouraged several attempts to negotiate an end to the Hundred Years' War , and, after the death of his wife, retired from his position as Duke to become a Hermit . Elected by the Council Of Basel as an alternative Pope in opposition to Pope Eugenius IV , Amadeus briefly served as Pope Felix V before stepping down to accept a Cardinal's office instead. Family and children He married Mary Of Burgundy ( 1380 - 1422 ), daughter of Philip II, Duke Of Burgundy and granddaughter of John II Of France and had nine children: # Margaret of Savoy ( 1405 - 1418 ) # Anthony of Savoy ( 1407 ) # Anthony of Savoy ( 1408 ) # Margaret Of Savoy ( 1410 - 1479 ) married to: ## Louis III , titular king of Naples ; ## Louis IV, Count Palatine Of The Rhine ; ## Ulric V, Duke Of Wurtemberg . # Mary of Savoy ( 1411 - 1469 ), married Filippo Maria Visconti , Duke Of Milan . # Amadeus of Savoy, Prince of Piemonte ( 1412 - 1431 ) # Louis Of Savoy ( 1413 - 1465 ) # Bonne of Savoy ( 1415 - 1430 ) # Phillip of Savoy, Count of Genève ( 1417 - 1444 ) unmarried. See also External links |