Matilda of Savoy

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Matilda of Savoy
Matilda of Savoy
Spouse(s)	Louis III, Elector Palatine
Noble family	House of Savoy
Father	Amadeo, Prince of Achaea
Mother	Catherine of Geneva
Born	1390
Died	1438

Matilda (Mechtilde) of Savoy (1390–1438) was a daughter of Amadeo, Prince of Achaea (also known as Amadeus of Piedmont or Amadeus of Savoy) and Catherine of Geneva. She was the second wife of the Elector Palatine Louis III, whom she married on 30 November 1417.

Matilda had the following five children:

Mathilde (7 March 1419 – 1 October 1482), married:
1. in 1434 to Count Louis I of Württemberg
2. in 1452 to Duke Albrecht VI of Austria
Louis IV, Elector Palatine (1 January 1424 – 13 August 1449)
Frederick I, Elector Palatine (1 August 1425 – 12 December 1476)
Rupprecht (27 February 1427 – 26 July 1480), Prince-elector archbishop of the Archbishopric of Cologne
Margarete (ca. 1428 – 23 November 1466), a nun at Liebenau monastery

Matilda of Savoy House of Savoy Born: 1390 Died: 1438
Preceded by Elisabeth of Nuremberg	Electress Palatine 1417–1436	Succeeded by Margaret of Savoy

Persondata
Name	Matilda of Savoy
Alternative names	Mechtilde
Short description	Electress Palatine (1417-1436)
Date of birth	1390
Place of birth
Date of death	1438
Place of death

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