Louis II of Vaud

Louis II of Savoy (c. 1290–1349) headed the Vaud branch of the house of Savoy, succeeding his father Louis I as baron of Vaud around 1302. He gave up his claim to the county of Savoy in return for financial advantages for Vaud, and built up its administration.

In 1310 he joined Emperor Henry VII's expedition to Italy and was made a senator of Rome, and between 1314 and 1322 he led several campaigns against the Dauphiné. His daughter Catherine married Azzone Visconti, lord of Milan.

From 1343 he was co-regent of Savoy for the young Amadeus VI, and he fought for Philip VI of France in the Hundred Years' War. His only son died in 1339, so he left Vaud to Catherine, and he died in January 1349.