Peter II
(1203-1268)

Here in the Palace of the Savoy, Peter, Count of Savoy, lodged the many "beautiful foreign ladies" whom he brought in 1247 from the Courts of Europe, before marrying them to his wards, a large number of rich young English nobles

Savoy Court, London, United Kingdom where they lodged many "beautiful foreign ladies"

Within these precincts stood the Palace of Savoy, the erection of which was begun by Peter, ninth Count of Savoy and Earl of Richmond, A.D 1246. Henry III King of England bestowed the site "in vico qui vocato la straunde" on February 12th 1246 and there was erected a palace, "the fayrest mannor in Europe" big enough for a large part of an army

Savoy Court, London, United Kingdom where they built