The estates, empires, & principallities of the world Represented by ye description of countries, maners of inhabitants, riches of prouinces, forces, gouernment, religion; and the princes that haue gouerned in euery estate. With the begin[n]ing of all militarie and religious orders. Translated out of French by Edw: Grimstone, sargeant at armes.

[ E] ¶ The Dukes of Sauoy.

THey are descended from the house of Saxonie, and especially from the stemme of [ XVII] the Emperor Otho the second: and this race continued vnder the title of Earles, neere foure hundred yeares, vntill that Amé was created duke by the Emperour Sigismond, at the Councel of Constance. But to the end that we may take this House from the first be∣gi••••••ng, you must vnderstand, that when as Raoul, and Boson, raigned in Bourgondie, and 〈…〉〈…〉 the third held the Empire, Berold or Berauld issued from the house of Saxonie, and by consequence a neere kinsman to the Emperour, being without land, or at the le•••••• hauing not so much as he desired, was inuested by the Emperour in the lands of Sa∣uoy, [ F] and the valleis and parts of Piedmont: And Boson and Raoul, kings of Bourgondie, consented to this imperiall donation; so as it was not by the sword that Berold made him∣selfe earle of Sauoy, as some would affirme.

This Berold had for his successour Humbert, surnamed White Hands, who held the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Sauoy in the yeare of Christ 1000, and was the first earle of Maurienne. He

married Adheleide the onely daughter of the Marquis of Suse, whereby this Marquisat [ A] came vnto the house of Sauoy.

Of this Humbert came Amé, the first of that name, earle of Maurienne, who was also the first earle of Sauoy, yet others attribute this to Amé the second. He married Ioane of Bourgondie, by whom he had two sonnes, that is to say, Humbert and Amé. In his time Berenger, Archdeacon of Angiers, spred his opinion.

Humbert the second was successour to Amé the first. He married Laurence, daughter to the earle of Venice, and he conquered the countrie of Tarantaise, then he went the voy∣age of the Holie Land with the other Christian Princes who crost themselues for this conquest. Adheleide, daughter to this earle, was married to Lewis the Grosse, king of [ B] France, of which marriage came Lewis the Young. And at this time began the order of the Carthusian Monkes.

Amé the second succeeded Humbert the second, who hauing assisted the Emperour Henrie the fourth, when as he went to receiue the Crowne at Rome, was in recompence thereof inuested in the countie of Sauoy, and his countrie made a fee of the Empire. Amé had war against the earle of Geneua, for that he had promised to marrie his daugh∣ter, and did not performe it, but tooke to wife Guigonne, daughter to the earle of Albon. Amé went also to the Holie Land, and died in the realme of Cypres, in the yeare of our Lord God 1154, in the time of the Emperour Fredericke Barbarousse, and of Lewis the Young, king of France. [ C]

Humbert, the third of that name, his sonne, and second earle of Sauoy, succeeded him: he married Mahaut, daughter to Tierry earle of Flanders; and afterwards Anne, daughter to a German earle; and to his third wife he tooke Parnelle, daughter to the earle of Bour∣gondie, and widow to the duke of Austria, by whom he had one sonne called Thomas. Then he made the voyage to Ierusalem, with Philip Augustus king of France, in the yere of our Redemption 1188.

Thomas remained verie young, and was brought vp by the earle of Bourgondie, his vnckle by the mother-side: He married Beatrix, daughter to Guy earle of Geneua, in despight of her father, and forced him in the end to take the oath of fealtie, and to hold his earledome of Geneua in homage of the house of Sauoy. This Earle Thomas made [ D] the voyage against the Albigeois, who had withdrawne themselues from the obedience of the Church of Rome. Of this Earle Thomas came many children, whose names I will set downe, to giue knowledge of the Genealogies.

First he had of the said Beatrix, Amé the third of that name, who first of all married the daughter of the Dauphine of Viennois; but she dying without children, he tooke to wife Cecile, daughter to Raymond earle of Saint Gilles. The second sonne of the said Thomas was Humbert, who died in the warre which the great maister of Prusse had against the Infidells, in the yeare of our Lord 1235. Thomas was the third sonne of earle Thomas, who married Ioane Countesse of Flanders, daughter to Baldwin Emperour of Constantinople, as the Annalles of Sauoy say: But the Cronicles of Flanders and France speake little of [ E] this Thomas, nor of his marriage with the daughter of Flanders: but after the death of Ferrand of Portugal, and of this Thomas there came no issue by his fi••st wife. But hauing taken to his second wife a Ladie of the house of Ficsco of Genoa, he had Amé who was afterwards earle of Sauoy. William of Sauoy, was the fourth sonne of Thomas Earle of Sauoy; he became a Churchman, and followed Pope Innocent the fourth, who made him Bishop of Valencia. The fift sonne was called Amé, who being a Leper, retired him∣selfe to Solitarinesse. Peter of Sauoy was the sixt, who afterwards commaunded ouer the countrie of Sauoy. Boniface was the seuenth, who following the Church, the Pope gaue him the Archbishoprick of Canturburie in England. The eight was Philip, a valiant man, who also was earle of Sauoy. The daughters were Beatrix, wife to Raymond earle of Pro- [ F] uence: one of whose daughters was wife to Charles, brother to Saint Lewis, who was afterwards king of Naples and Sicile: and the other was Marguerite, married into Germanie.

Boniface succeeded Amé the third, who being more hardie than wise, and giuing bat∣taile

[ A] to the Marquis of Montferrat, was vanquished and taken, so as he died in prison for griefe, hauing no children, for that he had neuer beene married. Peter brother to the de∣ceased Boniface succeeded in the State, notwithstanding that Amé the third had left a daug••ter, called Constance: but in Sauoy the daughters are excluded from the inheri∣ta••••••▪ This Earle conquered the countries of Val d' Ost, and Chablais.

••••••er being dead without children, Philip of Sauoy his brother came vnto the succes∣••••••••▪ He was before of the Church, and had great spirituall liuings: but leauing it all he married Alix Countesse Palatine of Bourgondie, and was afterwards possessor of his brothers Estates, the which he did not long enioy, for he died of a dropsie, hauing no [ B] ••••ires of his bodie.

Amé the fourth his nephew succeeded him, being sonne to Thomas, he had married a neece to Pope Innocent the fourth: this man was surnamed the Great, by reason of his valour, and goodly stature. He married Sybille countesse of Basge, and lady of Bresse, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 marriage, these two peeces were vnited to the house of Sauoy. He had war against t•••• ••auphine of Viennois, and the earle of Geneua his ancient enemie, and was chosen 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Empire, by the Emperor Henry of Luxembourg: after which he died in the yere of Grace 1323, going to Auignon to visit the Pope.

••••••ard eldest sonne to Count Amé succeeded his father, and was more bountifull than wa•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉, whereby he did wonderfully oppresse his subiects. He married the duke of Bour∣gondies [ C] daughter, by whom he had one daughter called Marguerite, whom he married to Iohn of Brittane, sonne to Arthur earle of Richmond, and died without issue male.

Amé his brother the fift of that name succeeded him, depriuing his neece of the in∣heritance, according to the ancient law and custome of Sauoy. He married Yoland daugh∣ter to the marquis of Montferrat, issued from the race of Paleologues, and had one sonne called Amé, as himselfe, and one daughter married to Galeas earle of Vertuz, and after∣wards duke of Milan: he had also another sonne, but he died young.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 the sixt his sonne succeeded him, & by reason of his infancie, he was pupill to Wil∣li•••• of Baume. This earle hauing gotten the prise at a tournee which was made the first day of May, was called the greene Knight. Amé married the lady Bonne sister to Lewis [ D] d••ke of Bourbon. This earle instituted the first order of the Annonciado; they do weare for their badge the image of our Lady saluted by the Angell. Afterwards he made a voiage into Greece to succour his cousin the Emperor Alexis. Before his death he marri∣ed his sonne to the duke of Berryes daughter, then he made a voiage to Naples with the duke of Anjou, and there died old, being famous for his vertues and vallour, in the yere 1383.

Amé the seuenth succeeded his father, and to him

Amé the eight, who was created duke of Sauoy by the Emperor Sigismond at the coun∣cell of Constance, then he resigned his Estates vnto his sonne, and was afterwards made Pope besides his sonne Lewis, he had a daughter called Mary, who was married to the [ E] prince of Milan, of the race of the Viscontes: but for that she had an apostume in her thigh, her husband did neuer accompanie with hir, and by this meanes he had no heires: and he being dead she became a Nunne in a monasterie which she had built, imitating therein the deuotion of duke Amé his father.

Amé the ninth of that name who was troubled with the falling sicknesse, and endured it with much patience: he was brother to the abouenamed duke Lewis, and married Charl••tte the onely daughter of Iohn king of Cipres; but he could not enioy the realme, by reason of the opposition of Iohn the bastard, who was supported by the Soldan of Aegipt. In the end Amé married Yoland daughter to Charles the seuenth, the French king, by whom he had four sonnes, and as many daughters.

[ F] Philibert sonne to Amé the ninth succeeded him.

Charles his brother came to succeed him in his Estates, and married Blanch marquise of Mo••t••errat, by whom he had Iohn Charles, who was also called Amé, he died young, and left for successor.

Philibert his vnckle, who married Marguerit daughter to the duke of Bourbon.

Philibert the second succeeded him: he was sonne in law to the Emperor Maximilian, [ A] and liued not long, leauing for successor

Charles his brother, who married the daughter of Emanuell king of Portugal, and sister to the wife of the Emperor Charles the fift, and of this marriage came Charles who died very young in Spaine, and Philibert in his fathers life time was receiued prince of Pied∣mont.

Philibert Emanuell succeded Charles the third, he was expelled his Estates by king Francis the first, and then restored by the meanes of a marriage which was made betwixt him and Marguerite, daughter to the said king Francis.

He had for his successor Charles Emanuel duke of Sauoy, who liues at this present, and [ B] hath had many children by Catherine daughter to Philip the second, king of Spaine.