Philip I, Count of Savoy

Philip I was the Count of Savoy from 1268 to 1285. Before this, he was the Bishop of Valence , Dean of Vienne, Isre and Archbishop of Lyon .

Philip was born in Aiguebelle, Savoie, the eighth son of Thomas I of Savoy and Marguerite of Geneva. His family prepared him for a clerical career. In 1236, his brother William was able to use his influence with Henry III of England to get Philip positions in the churches of Hillingdon, Oxney, and Geddington. In 1240, he was a candidate for Bishop of Lausanne, but had to resign. Instead, he became Bishop of Valence in 1241. His brother Thomas had Philip installed as chancellor of Flanders and prvt of StDonatiendeBruges.

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