Other Events and Attributes:

• FSID: LYX7-C8M
• Appointments / Titles: 1078; marquis de Susa
• Appointments / Titles: Between 9 Jul 1078 and 26 Jan 1080, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France; 5th Count
• Appointments / Titles: Between 9 Jul 1078 and 26 Jan 1080, Moriana, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain; Conte di Moriana
• Appointments / Titles: Between 9 Jul 1078 and 26 Jan 1080, Torino, Piemonte, Italy; Marchese di Torino

Notes:

Amadeus II (c.?1050-26 January 1080) was the Count of Savoy from 1078 to 1080. His life is obscure and few documents mention him. During his reign he was overshadowed by his mother, but he had good relations with the Papacy and, for a time, the Holy Roman Emperor.

«b»Before his countship«/b»
The second son of Otto, Count of Savoy, and Adelaide, Margravine of Turin, Amadeus II was probably born around 1050, because he, alongside other noblemen of the Kingdom of Burgundy, swore an oath on the tomb of Saint Peter in Rome to defend the Church around 1070-73. In 1074 Pope Gregory VII was trying to persuade William I, Count of Burgundy, to remember this vow and, with Amadeus and others, go to the defence of the Roman Empire in the East against the Seljuk Turks. As his mother is known to have had good relations with the Papacy in these years, this record seems to indicate that Amadeus was following his mother's policies at this early stage in his career.

Early in 1077 Amadeus, with his mother and brother Peter, then Count of Savoy, hosted his sister Bertha, and his brother-in-law, Bertha's husband, the Emperor Henry IV. Amadeus and Adelaide then escorted the imperial couple to Canossa so the excommunicated emperor could reconcile with the pope. There they both took part in the negotiations and stood as pledges for the emperor's good faith.

On 16 July 1078 Amadeus and Peter witnessed a donation of their mother's to the Abbey of Novalesa. It was the last act of Amadeus and Peter together.

«b»As count«/b»
On 9 August 1078 Peter died and Amadeus succeeded him as Count of Savoy, but in the March of Turin, where Peter had co-ruled with their mother, Amadeus was never margrave, although the reason for this is unclear. One document, issued by his widowed daughter Adelaide in 1090, refers to him as "count and margrave" (comes et marchio), but it is probably anachronistic. There is only one document from his reign, in the cartulary of Saint-André-le-Bas in Vienne, which is dated when "Count Amadeus was reigning." This shows, by the absence of the regnal year of the emperor, that despite his involvement in the reconciliation at Canossa, Amadeus II was neutral in the wider Investiture Controversy and the wars against Henry IV that it caused in Germany.

Amadeus died in Turin on 26 January 1080, according to the necrology of the church of Saint Andrew there. This date must be at least approximately correct, since Adelaide made a monastic donation for the benefit of the souls of her sons Margrave Peter and Count Amadeus on 8 March.

«b»Marriage, children and succession
«/b»
According to the much later Chronicles of Savoy, Amadeus married Joan, daughter of "Girard, Count of Burgundy", who scholars have surmised to have been Count Gerold of Geneva. The Chronicon Altacumbae says only that "the wife of Amadeus [was] from Burgundy", which might refer to Amadeus I. If his wife were Genevan, it would explain how the house of Savoy came to possess so early a large portion of the Genevois. His wife, whatever her name and origins, bore Amadeus II several children, although there is some uncertainty about how many. His confirmed children were:

1.) Adelaide, wife of Manasses II, sire de Coligny

2.) Ausilia (also Auxilia or Usilia), second wife of Humbert II de Beaujeu, whom she bore four sons by the last decade of the eleventh century: Guichard, Humbert, Guigues, and Hugh

3.) Humbert II, his successor as count of Savoy

The succession of Amadeus II is unclear. His son Humbert II, who was later Count of Savoy, is well known, but in 1082 the Count of Savoy was Otto II. Although Amadeus is known to have had a younger brother named Otto, he is more likely to have been the Bishop of Asti of this name and time. This has led some scholars, beginning with the Conte di Vesme, to make Otto II the eldest son of Amadeus II, who succeeded him and was in turn succeeded by Humbert II. In the immediate aftermath of Amadeus's death, Adelaide took control of all the Savoyard lands on both sides of the Alps.

Family/Spouse: de Genève, Jeanne. Jeanne was born in 1040 in Genève, Genève, Switzerland; died in 1095 in Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• House: House of Savoy
• Nickname: The Fat
• FSID: 93QC-WRW
• Appointments / Titles: Between 1080 and 1103; Count of Savoy & Maurienne

Notes:

Humbert II (Italian: Umberto II), nicknamed the Fat (1065 – 19 October 1103[1]), was Count of Savoy from 1080 until his death in 1103. He was the son of Amadeus II of Savoy.

He was married to Gisela of Burgundy,[1] daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy, and had seven children:

Amadeus III of Savoy (1095-1148)[1]
William, Bishop of Liège[1]
Adelaide, (d. 1154), married to Louis VI of France[1]
Agnes, (d. 1127), married to Archimbald VI, lord of Bourbon[1]
Umberto[1]
Reginald[1]
Guy, abbey of Namur

Humbert married of Burgundy, Gisela in 1090 in Chambéry, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France. Gisela (daughter of of Burgundy, William I and of Burgundy, Stephanie) was born in 1072 in Bourgogne, France; was christened in 1075 in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France; died in May 1135 in Chambéry, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Nickname: The Crusander
• FSID: KFLJ-TW7
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1103 and 7 Jan 1149; Count of Maurienne
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1103 and 7 Jan 1149; Count of Savoy
• Military: 1147; Second Crusade

Notes:

Amadeus III of Savoy (1095 – April 1148) was Count of Savoy and Maurienne from 1103 until his death. He was also known as a crusader.[1]

Biography
He was born in Carignano, Piedmont, the son of Humbert II of Savoy and Gisela of Burgundy, the daughter of William I of Burgundy. He succeeded as count of Savoy upon the death of his father.[1] Amadeus had a tendency to exaggerate his titles, and also claimed to be Duke of Lombardy, Duke of Burgundy, Duke of Chablais, and vicar of the Holy Roman Empire, the latter of which had been given to his father by Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

He helped restore the Abbey of St. Maurice of Agaune, in which the former kings of Burgundy had been crowned, and of which he himself was abbot until 1147. He also founded the Abbey of St. Sulpicius in Bugey, Tamié Abbey in the Bauges, and Hautecombe Abbey on the Lac du Bourget.

In 1128, Amadeus extended his realm, known as the "Old Chablais", by adding to it the region extending from the Arve to the Dranse d'Abondance, which came to be called the "New Chablais" with its capital at Saint-Maurice. Despite his marriage to Mahaut, he still fought against his brother-in-law Guy, who was killed at the Battle of Montmélian. Following this, King Louis VI of France, married to Amadeus' sister Adélaide de Maurienne, attempted to confiscate Savoy. Amadeus was saved by the intercession of Peter the Hermit, and by his promise to participate in Louis' planned crusade.

Crusade
In 1147, he accompanied his nephew Louis VII of France and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine on the Second Crusade.[2] He financed his expedition with help from a loan from the Abbey of St. Maurice. In his retinue were many barons from Savoy, including the lords of Faucigny, Seyssel, La Chambre, Miolans, Montbel, Thoire, Montmayeur, Vienne, Viry, La Palude, Blonay, Chevron-Villette, Chignin, and Châtillon. Amadeus travelled south through Italy to Brindisi, where he crossed over to Durazzo, and marched east along the Via Egnatia to meet Louis at Constantinople in late 1147. After crossing into Anatolia, Amadeus, who was leading the vanguard, became separated from Louis near Laodicea, and Louis' forces were almost entirely destroyed.

Marching on to Adalia, Louis, Amadeus, and other barons decided to continue to Antioch by ship. On the journey, Amadeus fell ill on Cyprus, and died at Nicosia in April 1148.[3] He was buried in the Church of St. Croix in Nicosia. In Savoy, his son Humbert III succeeded him, under the regency of bishop Amadeus of Lausanne.[4]

Family and children
With his first wife Adelaide, he had:[5]

Adelaide married Humbert III of Beaujeu[5]
In 1123 he married Matilda of Albon,[5] daughter of Guigues III of Albon, they had:

Matilda (1125–1158), married king Afonso I of Portugal[5]
Agnes (1125–1172), married William I, Count of Geneva[5]
Humbert III (1135–1188)[5]
John
Peter
William
Margaret (died 1157), founded and joined the nunnery Bons in Bugey[5]
Isabella
Juliana (died 1194), abbess of St. André-le-Haut[5]

Amadeus married of Albon, Matilda in 1123. Matilda was born in 1105 in Albon, Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France; died in 1145 in Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Count of Savoy
• Appointments / Titles: The Blessed
• Appointments / Titles: The Saint
• FSID: LVYG-MC1

Umberto married of the Holy Roman Empire, Beatrice between 8 Jan 1176 and 7 Jan 1177 in France. Beatrice was born in 1138 in Wien, Wien, Wien, Austria; was christened in 1145 in Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died on 22 Nov 1184 in Château, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France; was buried after 22 Nov 1184 in Speyer Cathredal, Speyer, Speyer, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]