Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy

Amadeus VI
Detail of Amadeus in a fresco by Andrea di Bonaiuto da Firenze in the Spanish Chapel: Allegory of the Active and Triumphant Church and of the Dominican order c. 1365
Count of Savoy
Reign	1343–1383
Predecessor	Aymon
Successor	Amadeus VII
Born	4 January 1334 Chambéry, County of Savoy, Holy Roman Empire
Died	1 March 1383(1383-03-01) (aged 49) Castropignano, Kingdom of Naples
Spouse	Bonne of Bourbon
Issue	Amadeus VII of Savoy
House	Savoy
Father	Aymon, Count of Savoy
Mother	Yolande of Montferrat

Amadeus VI (4 January 1334^[1] – 1 March 1383^[2]), nicknamed the Green Count (Italian: Il Conte Verde) was Count of Savoy from 1343 to 1383. He was the eldest son of Aymon, Count of Savoy, and Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat. Though he began his rule under a regency, Amadeus quickly proved to be a decisive and capable leader, further advancing Savoy's rise as a political and military force in Europe. His most notable achievement was leading and personally financing the Savoyard Crusade against the Turks, during which he successfully aided the Byzantine emperor and extended Savoy's influence through both warfare and diplomacy.