Thomas II of Savoy

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Thomas II, (c. 1199 - 1259) was the regent of the County of Savoy when his nephew, Boniface, was fighting abroad. He was also the Count of Flanders (1237 - 1244) and a count in Piedmont (1244 - 1259).

married

1. Joan of Constantinople, (died 1244), Countess of Flanders-Hainaut, daughter of Baldwin I of Constantinople

2. Beatrice of Fiechi, (died 1283), niece of Pope Innocent IV and had 2 children:

1. Thomas (III) (died 1282), pretender of Count of Savoy, married in 1274 to Guia of Burgundy, the step-daughter of Philip I of Savoy and had 5 children:

1. Philip, first of Cadet line of Savoy-Achaea, lasting from 1285 to 1418

2. Peter

3. Thomas

4. Amadeus

5. William

2. Amedeo