Ogier of Savoy
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Ogier of Savoy was the second and illegitimate son of Aymon, Count of Savoy, and half-brother of Amadeus VI
. He was probably near in age to the latter, for both received new clothes at the same time when children. His first adult responsibility recorded is the castellan
y of Faverges
in 1353. In 1355 he received the castellany of Conflans
, which controlled the valleys of the Arly
and Isère
, which valleys he continued to command for the rest of his career.
Once thought to have died in 1372, it is disproved by a castellany record for 1374, which records "the expenses ... at the festival of Epiphany" for the death of "the Lord Ogier, bastard of Savoy" (expensis ... in festo epiphanie ubi fuit de mandato domini quia dominus ipsum misit apud castellanum Bonitiarum pro morte dominus Ogerii bastardi de Sabaudie). Ogier may have been married to one "N. de Meyria", but his only certain wife was Bernarde de Cevins, heiress of a large patrimony in the Tarnetaise, and a widow of Emeric de Montfalcon, who died after 1364. By 1376 Bernarde had remarried a second time to Antelme de Miolans. She had no children by Ogier.
Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy
Amadeus VI , nicknamed the Green Count was Count of Savoy from 1343 to 1383. He was the eldest son of Aimone, Count of Savoy and Yolande of Montferrat....
. He was probably near in age to the latter, for both received new clothes at the same time when children. His first adult responsibility recorded is the castellan
Castellan
A castellan was the governor or captain of a castle. The word stems from the Latin Castellanus, derived from castellum "castle". Also known as a constable.-Duties:...
y of Faverges
Faverges
Faverges is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It occupies the glacial valley which gave birth to Lake Annecy.-Geology:...
in 1353. In 1355 he received the castellany of Conflans
Conflans
- Communes :Conflans is the name or part of the name of ten communes of France:*Conflans-en-Jarnisy in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département*Conflans-Sainte-Honorine in the Yvelines département*Conflans-sur-Anille in the Sarthe département...
, which controlled the valleys of the Arly
Arly
This article is about a river in France. For the national park in Africa, see Arli National ParkArly is a 35 km long river of France. It is a right tributary of the Isère River, which it joins in Albertville.-Towns crossed by the river:* Megève...
and Isère
Isère
Isère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...
, which valleys he continued to command for the rest of his career.
Once thought to have died in 1372, it is disproved by a castellany record for 1374, which records "the expenses ... at the festival of Epiphany" for the death of "the Lord Ogier, bastard of Savoy" (expensis ... in festo epiphanie ubi fuit de mandato domini quia dominus ipsum misit apud castellanum Bonitiarum pro morte dominus Ogerii bastardi de Sabaudie). Ogier may have been married to one "N. de Meyria", but his only certain wife was Bernarde de Cevins, heiress of a large patrimony in the Tarnetaise, and a widow of Emeric de Montfalcon, who died after 1364. By 1376 Bernarde had remarried a second time to Antelme de Miolans. She had no children by Ogier.