County of Savoy

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Savoy

Savoy is a region of Europe on the western flank of the Alps that emerged following the collapse of the Frankish Empire Kingdom of Burgundy. Installed by Rudolph III, King of Burgundy, officially in 1003, the House of Savoy became the longest surviving royal house in Europe....
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Duchy of Savoy

From 1416 to 1714, the territories of the House of Savoy were known as the Duchy of Savoy . The Duchy was a state in the northern part of the Italian Peninsula, with some territories that are now in France....
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Counts of Savoy

• Umberto I Biancamano
  Humbert I of Savoy
  
  Humbert I was the first Count of Savoy from 1032, when the County of Vienne, which was recently sold to the Archdiocese of Vienne, was divided between the Count of Albon and that of Maurienne....
   : 1003–1047 or 1048
• Amedeo I Coda
  Amadeus I of Savoy
  
  Amadeus I Coda was the count of Savoy from the death of his father Humbert I of Savoy until his death, .He married Adila or Adalegidal or Adelaide and had two sons:...
   : 1048–1051 or 1056
• Oddone
  Otto of Savoy
  
  Otto or Oddone in Italian language, was Counts of Savoy from 1051 until his death. He ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother, Amadeus I of Savoy....
   : 1051 or 1056–60
• Pietro I
  Peter I of Savoy
  
  Peter I was count of Savoy and margrave of Turin jointly with his brother Amadeus II of Savoy from c. 1060 to 1078. He ruled only nominally, as true power was in the hands of his mother, Adelaide of Susa....
   : 1060–78
• Amedeo II
  Amadeus II of Savoy
  
  Amadeus II was Count of Savoy from 1060 to 1080, ruling jointly with Peter I of Savoy until 1078. He was the son of Otto of Savoy .Documents about his life are rather scarce....
   : 1060–80
• Umberto II
  Humbert II of Savoy
  
  Humbert II, surnamed the Fat, 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, Countess of Savoy, daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy, and had 7 children:...
   : 1080–1103
• Amedeo III
  Amadeus III of Savoy
  
  Amadeus III of Savoy was Count of Savoy and Maurienne from 1103 until his death. He was also known as the Crusader.He was the son of Humbert II of Savoy and Gisela of Burgundy, Countess of Savoy, the daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy....
   : 1103–48
• Umberto III
  Humbert III of Savoy
  
  Humbert III , surnamed the Blessed, was Count of Savoy from 1148 to 1189. His parents were Amadeus III of Savoy and Mahaut of Albon, the sister of Guy IV of Dauphinois....
   : 1148–89
• Tommaso I
  Thomas I of Savoy
  
  Thomas I or Tommaso I was County of Savoy from 1189-1233. He was the son of Humbert III of Savoy and Beatrice of Viennois. His birth was seen as miraculous; his monkish father had despaired of having a male heir after three wives....
   : 1189–1233
• Amedeo IV
  Amadeus IV of Savoy
  
  Amadeus IV was Count of Savoy from 1233 to 1253.The legitimate heir of Thomas I of Savoy and Marguerite of Geneva, he had however to fight with his brothers for the inheritance of Savoy lands after their father's death....
   : 1233–53
• Bonifacio
  Boniface of Savoy
  
  Boniface was Count of Savoy from 1253 to 1263, succeeding his father Amadeus IV. He never married and thus left no heir. He is not to be confused with his uncle Boniface of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury....
   : 1253–63, with
• Tomasso II : 1253–59
• Pietro II : 1263–68
• Filippo I : 1268–85
• Amedeo V : 1285–1323
• Edoardo : 1323–29
• Aimone : 1329–43
• Amedeo VI : 1343–83
• Amedeo VII : 1383–91
• Amedeo VIII : 1391–1440, duke from 1416