Philibert II, surnamed the Handsome or the Good, was the Duke of Savoy from 1497 until his death.
Background
Born in Pont-d"Ain, Philibert was the son of Philip (Filippo) the Landless, who until 1496 was a junior member of the ducal family, and his first wife Marguerite of Bourbon. In 1496, Philibert"s father surprisingly succeeded as Duke, when his underaged grandnephew Duke Charles II of Savoy died, being the male heir of the line of Savoy. She was daughter of Duke Charles I of Savoy, the Warrior, and Blanche of Montferrat, as well as granddaughter of Philibert"s late uncle, Duke Amadeus IX of Savoy.
Career
After a brief reign, Philip II died in 1497 and Philibert succeeded as Duke of Savoy. The young couple then at last advanced their claims, and took the titles Queen and King of Cyprus, Jerusalem and Armenia. In 1499, the 12-year-old first wife of Philibert died, childless.
She had previously been married to John, Prince of Asturias, heir to the thrones of Aragon and Castile.
The next king, Louis XII, would invade Italy the following year and conquer most of Naples. Louis would also conquer Milan, which neighboured Savoy to the east, thus putting the Savoyards between French possessions.
Philibert died in 1504 at the age of 24. Because he had no children, he was succeeded by his young half-brother Charles III.
Philibert married:
Margaret of Austria (1480-1530) who was Governor of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands (1507–1515, 1519–1530) and the daughter of Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy.
There were no children from this marriage.