Guigues VIII of Viennois
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Only nine years of age when his father died, he succeeded under the regency
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of his uncle Henri Dauphin, the bishop-elect of Metz, which was exercised until 1323. Knight and combatant par excellence, in 1325, at the age of sixteen, he took Varey, near Pont d'Ain, in a brilliant battle against the Savoy
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ards. Contemporary chronicles say that "l'ost de Savoye fut bellement desconfit." From that date to his death, Guigues was in constant conflict with his Savoyard neighbours.
French influence was reinforced during his reign, especially by his marriage with Isabelle, daughter of Philip V of France
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. In 1328, at the Battle of Cassel
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entrusted the command of the Seventh Corps, with its twelve banners, to him. In the battle, the Flemish burgers were smashed by the French chivalry. For his courage, Guigues was rewarded with the Maison aux Piliers in Grève
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Guigues was finally killed while besieging the Savoyard castle of Perrière in 1333. He left the Dauphiné
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to his brother Humbert II. He was buried in Saint-André in Grenoble
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