Charles Emmanuel I, den Store
Hertug af Savoyen. Støttede protestanterne i Böhmen.
- Pilsen, 1618
In 1580,
Emmanuel Philibert died; he was succeeded by his son, Charles Emmanuel
I, the Great (1580-1630). I 1588 an attempt to take Geneva by surprise
failed. Krig med Schweiz fulgte; fredsaftale blev underskrevet i 1589
(Noyon-traktaten). Samme år gjorde Provence oprør mod kongen;
det provencalske parlament i Aix erklærede Charles Emmanuel af Savoyen
for greve af Provence; Savoyen blev involveret i den franske borgerkrig;
for Savoyen varede krigen i omkring 9 år. In 1594, FRANCIS OF SALES
began a (successful) campaign aiming at the recatholization of the Chablais
(in violation of the Treaty of Lausanne).
In 1600, King Henri IV.'s rule in France had been established; he invaded
Savoy-Piemont; French forces occupied major cities and fortresses in Piemont.
In 1601 the TREATY OF LYON was signed; Savoy ceded BRESSE and LE BUGEY
to France; the French in turn evacuated the cities and fortresses they
held in Piemont, as well as the county of SALUZZO, which Charles Emmanuel
had acquired in 1588.
In 1602 yet another attempt to take Geneva by surprise (escalade) failed.
The TREATY OF ST. JULIEN (1603) reestablished normal relations.