Background
He was son of Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy and Yolande de Valois, daughter of king Charles VII of France.
He was son of Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy and Yolande de Valois, daughter of king Charles VII of France.
Charles was related in two ways to the childless Queen Charlotte of Cyprus, titular Queen of Armenia and Jerusalem. Charlotte however was without a kingdom, having been exiled in the 1460s from her own legitimate kingdom of Cyprus by her illegitimate half-brother. This double relationship would serve Charles well, as in 1485, when he was 17, she surrendered her rights in Cyprus, Armenia, and Jerusalem to young Charles, her next legitimate heir in line from King Janus of Cyprus and Armenia.
The kingdom itself was held by the republic of Venice, but the Savoy dynasty continued to claim lieutenant
They had two surviving children. Yolande Louise of Savoy (1487–1499), married Philibert II of Savoy.
Charles John Amadeus of Savoy (1489–1496).