Given Humbert's close connections with Rudolf III of Burgundy, it is likely that his family was Burgundian, and was descended either fro… In Aosta, he is depicted on the facade of the
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Humbert III was born around 1136 in the castle of Avigliana, near Turin, to Count Amadeus III and Mathilde d'Albon, Countess of Albon and Vienne.
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Demotz calls her Ansilia, daughter of Anselm, rector of St-Maurice d'Agaune. Pedigree report of Otto Maurienne Graf Savoy Count of Savoy, son of Humbert I Aux-Blanche Mains De Savoy and Auxilla (Von Lenzberg) Noyen, born in of Suze,,,France. Search Sign In Don't have an account?
Place of Birth: unknown. However, Humbert's life was full of contradictions: He was a lover of peace, but had frequent hostilities and wars.
He succeeded as count of Savoy upon the death of his father. Amadeus III of Savoy; William, Bishop of Liège Adelaide, (d. 1154), married to Louis VI of France There have been differing suggestions made regarding her identity. [1] He was a benefactor to churches, monasteries, and charitable causes, the care of the poor.
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Amadeus III Count of Savoy, Maurienne and Turin, born Abt 1095,
aka Umberto di SAVOIA; Count of AOSTA & SAVOY; `Bianca Mano' (`Whitehands') Born: Savoie abt.
261,866 Pages. ), count of Maurienne and of Chablais, married Adelais., count of Maurienne and of Chablais, married Adelaida di Susa.Demotz, B. Savoyen genealogical table in volume 9 of Histoire généalogique de la royale maison de SavoieAhnen deutscher Könige und Königinnen: Alternativen zu dem Werk von Eduard Hlawitschka. Otto, Count of Savoy. Rewarded with new territories, Humbert was named count of Maurienne (a title his descendants changed to count of Savoy). Events . When Everard, bishop of the neighbouring region of Maurienne, bordering on the northern approach to the Mont-Cenis pass, refused to pay homage to Conrad, Humbert seized and burned the city of Saint-Jean de Maurienne in 1035.
She may have been Ancilla of Aoste, the daughter of The title was held to signify his generosity, but may have been a posthumous confusion of a late medieval record which referred to the walls of his castle (in For Humbert's relationship with Rudolf III, see Previté-Orton, Ducouthial, ‘Géographie,’pp. It is said that he would rather have been monk than a sovereign. Umberto II, nicknamed the Fat (1065, Carignano, Piedmont – 19 October 1103), was Count of Savoy from 1080 until his death in 1103. His parents were Amadeus III of Savoy and Mathilde d'Albon the daughter of Guigues III of Albon. Otto Maurienne Graf had a wife named Adelaida, Contessa di TORINO and six children named Peter I De, Amadeo II de Maurienne, Count of, Bertha Countess Of, Adelaide of, Adelaide De, Pietro. He was penitent, ascetic, contemplative, but was forced to take the reins of government, during which time he had a life of action, and found himself forced in marriage in order to have an heir.
Throughout his life, he supported Humbert was venerated by many immediately after his death. Miracles were reportedly wrought through his intercession. 1070 Died: 1103.
). Humbert is the progenitor of the dynasty known as the House of Savoy. Count of Maurienne. The place is given by Cawley.