Amadeus was born in
Chambéry on 24 February 1360, the son of Count
Amadeus VI of Savoy and
Bonne of Bourbon. In 1382, summoned by
Charles VI of France, he led Savoyard troops to victory against Flemish rebels at the
Battle of Roosebeke. After his father's death in 1383, his mother and grandmother fought over the regency. In 1384, in order to suppress a revolt against his relative Edward of Savoy,
Bishop of Sion, Amadeus led an army that attacked and pillaged
Sion. Nice became part of the domains of the House of Savoy on 28 September 1388, when Amadeus VII, taking advantage of the internal struggles in Provence, negotiated the transfer with Giovanni Grimaldi, baron of Boglio (governor of Nice and the Eastern Provence) of Nice and the Ubaye Valley to the Savoy domains, with the name of
Terre Nuove di Provenza. Amadeus' father, Amadeus VI, the Green Count, was credited with purchasing the territory of the mountain pass, the Col de Largentièes, today
Maddalena Pass on the border of France and Italy, for the sum of 60,000
ecus, but this took place in 1388 after his death. The Col de Largentière was of great strategic and commercial importance because it linked Lyon with Italy; it offered an easy route between Piedmont and the outlying valley of Barcelonnette, which came into Savoyard possession when Amadeus VII, or his father, transferred it from the
County of Provence to the
County of Nice. On 1 November 1391, Amadeus died from
tetanus, as a result of a hunting accident. Upon his death, controversy arose because of his will. Amadeus left the important role of guardian of his son and heir,
Amadeus VIII, to his own mother, a sister of the powerful
Duke de Bourbon, instead of following the tradition of appointing the child's mother, who was a daughter of the equally powerful
Duke de Berry. Due to the dispute between his mother and his wife, rumours that Amadeus had been poisoned emerged soon after his death. It took three months of negotiations to restore peace in the family. Amadeus was known for his hospitality, for he would entertain people of all stations and never turn a person from his table without a meal. ==Marriage and children==