Charles II, Duke of Savoy

Charles II
Anonymous portrait, 16th century
Duke of Savoy
Reign13 March 1490 – 16 April 1496
PredecessorCharles I
SuccessorPhilip II
Born23 June 1489
Turin, Piedmont, Duchy of Savoy
Died16 April 1496(1496-04-16) (aged 6)
Moncalieri, Duchy of Savoy
HouseSavoy
FatherCharles I
MotherBlanche of Montferrat

Charles II or Charles John Amadeus (Carlo Giovanni Amedeo in Italian) (c.1489, Turin, Piedmont – 1496), was the Duke of Savoy from 1490 to 1496 but his mother Blanche of Montferrat (1472–1519) was the actual ruler as a regent. In 1485 his father Charles I had received the hereditary rights to the Kingdoms of Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Armenia which were inherited by young Charles.

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